Many of the body's processes slow down or falter as we get older, including tissue regeneration. In a new study, researchers ...

New evidence shows that precursors of myelin-producing cells — one of the few #brain cell types that continue to be produced ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

The vertebrate retina is a highly organised neural circuit, comprising diverse cell types that transform light into the complex neural codes underlying vision. At the forefront are photoreceptors, ...

Some types of sickle cell disease cause severe illness, while others have a mild or unapparent course. Sickle cell disease is present from birth and inherited from genes you receive from your parents.

Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based ...

A rapid interferon response from nasal epithelial cells induces a cascade of responses during infection, from reduced viral ...

Of all the types of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and lacks specific therapies.

Stem cell therapy uses stem cells or their derivatives to repair and regenerate tissues that have been diseased, damaged, or ...