Cells throughout the human body become less efficient with age, and a newly published study points to a specific lipid, ...

A first-in-human clinical trial of an immune rejuvenation therapy designed to restore the function of worn-out T cells is ...

Mesenchymal drift may help explain how cells lose stable identity and acquire pro-fibrotic, inflammatory mesenchymal traits during aging. The review proposes MD as a unifying framework that links ...

People need to sleep, and sleep deprivation can cause many changes in the brain. But we have a poor understanding of why sleep is so crucial. New research has examined a fruit fly model to assess how ...

Cilia are ubiquitous on cells, playing a variety of roles, Dr. Nicastro explained. While non-motile cilia serve as sensors for chemical and mechanical signals, motile cilia rhythmically beat to propel ...

Scientists at City of Hope have uncovered a gene called SMOC1 that plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by converting pancreatic cells that normally produce insulin into ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

Heart cells constantly adapt to physical stress, and understanding this process may help improve future approaches to heart ...

How our genes work together to build our cells, organs and bodies, and how mutations in many genes contribute to disease remain fundamental questions in genetics. Despite more than a century of ...

Living cells cool much slower than our current understanding of heat conduction can explain, according to new research from the University of Tokyo. Researchers have used two techniques—high-speed ...

Researchers hope that resetting these cells may help the immune system regain characteristics of healthier immune responses.