A research team at National Taiwan University has developed a new stem cell-based vaccine that could help prevent and treat ...

Unlike most cells in the human body, neurons—the functional cells of our nervous system—cannot typically replace themselves ...

University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led research has found stress-controlling brain cells switch on and off in a steady ...

A joint research team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), in ...

Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8+ T cells are activated after detection of ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor ...

At the time when patients with lupus, or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), are diagnosed, approximately 15% to 30% will ...

A new study has identified genetic variants linked to brain function, immune defense and metabolism that contribute to the ...

New research from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health shows that living in ...

For decades, medical professionals debated whether a common antiviral medication used to treat flu in children caused ...

Japanese drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma said Tuesday it is seeking approval for a Parkinson's disease treatment that transplants ...

In a new study aimed at identifying the best approach to promote colorectal cancer screening in adults aged 45 to 49, UCLA researchers found that simply mailing a stool-based test directly to people's ...