How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

Scientists have been aware of the mosquito’s ability to detect our carbon dioxide expirations but the intricate underlying ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

New research shows that nursing causes women to develop special immune cells that can fight cancer, reducing their risk of ...

Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, affecting millions of people and placing ...

A tiny neural network is sufficient to control the daily rhythm of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Researchers at the ...

Cancer therapies save lives but often cause neurologic damage, so we must recognize the full scope of neurotoxicity, from ...

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of ...

M Miriam Merad’s fascination with macrophages began when she looked into the lungs of a cancer patient she’d just lost during ...

Peripheral neuropathy can be a symptom of chronic Lyme disease, causing burning, tingling, and numbness in extremities ...

Researchers uncovered how lung cells decide whether to rebuild tissue or fight infection. This built-in “switch” may be the ...

Patients with a history of breastfeeding showed higher levels of specialized immune cells in their breasts that may protect ...