Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's ...

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

Organoids are three-dimensional miniature models of organs, grown in a dish. They have become a valuable tool for studying ...

How do immune cells strike a balance, unleashing rapid attacks against pathogens or cancer, while avoiding damage to healthy ...

Scientists have transformed enigmatic cell structures, called vaults, into storage units for messenger-RNA molecules made in ...

That’s only one problem. Your immune system also has an adaptive system of specialized immune cells and antibodies that attack and destroy invading microbes. This system remembers what those intruders ...

Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.

New research reveals that certain brain tumors may originate silently within normal brain cells long before a tumor forms.

Researchers have uncovered a stealthy way pancreatic cancer disarms the immune system, using tiny molecular messengers to ...

Scientists in Australia made an exciting new finding in a recent study.

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells—one ...