Alzheimer’s disease has long looked like a slow-motion wildfire, starting in one part of the brain and then advancing along mysterious routes. A new cellular finding now offers a concrete explanation ...

Outfitting cells in "invisibility cloaks" may offer an easier, less damaging treatment pathway for people with diabetes ...

Looking under the microscope, a group of cells slowly moves forward in a line, like a train on the tracks. The cells navigate through complex environments. A new approach by researchers involving the ...

People who live past 100 years old appear to have an abundance of specialized T cells that may help protect them against ...

The development of humans and other animals unfolds gradually over time, with cells taking on specific roles and functions via a process called cell fate determination. The fate of individual cells, ...

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 ...

Myasthenia gravis treatment breakthrough: A Northwestern Medicine atlas of 347,000 cells reveals why 1 in 5 patients relapse after thymectomy -- the thymus trains immune cells to survive independently ...

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As women age, they produce an increasing number of “killer” immune cells, which hunt down and destroy infected cells. This discovery, and the fact that the same isn’t true of men, could help to ...

Researchers have discovered why some people with Celiac disease continue to suffer debilitating symptoms despite strictly avoiding gluten. 'Rogue' immune cells explain why a gluten-free diet fails in ...

Researchers in Japan have identified the circuit-level mechanism behind hotspot mirroring in half-cell HJT modules, showing that current mismatch can drive localized overheating in unshaded cells. The ...