Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

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When tissue is severely damaged, surviving cells can respond in a concentrated burst of biological repair known as ...

Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

Actor Abhay Deol recently underwent stem cell therapy and hailed it for using body's own cells to promote healing. He had ...

Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

Among modern cancer therapies, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are among the most successful treatment methods. These ...

The human body contains around 36 trillion to 37 trillion cells, and researchers are mapping out where every one of those cells lives. Scientists with the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an international ...

AMOLF researchers discovered a mysterious interplay of insulin signals in the worm C. elegans. The insulin-driven protein DAF ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells behave like egg cells—a technique that could change the course of the future of ...

A New York University study has found that kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells. According to the study authors, their findings could help researchers better ...

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