Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a study finds, furthering the understanding of the possible effects of ...

The immune cell repertoire is composed of many different cell types that are orchestrated in response to infection and other pathogens that enter the body. As a result, the body can defend itself ...

Cellular differentiation of stem cells into specialized cells requires many steps, including division, to create more cells; ...

The body has an intricate system to defend against infections where each type of immune cell plays a distinct role. Now, a ...

Yale School of Medicine-led research reports that nerve-associated macrophages help maintain healthy fat over a lifespan and curb age-related inflammation.

For life to function, cell membranes must remain intact. When these fragile barriers are damaged—for instance by heat or ...

Breast cancers frequently spread to the bone, establishing tumors that are largely impervious to treatment and are associated ...

Unlike many organs, which achieve multifunctionality through specialized cell types, the STB is a single giant cell with billions of individual nuclei. In the above image of a cross-section of term ...