Researchers investigate cells’ ‘self-eating’ as key to preventing, treating obesity, type 2 diabetes
What if we could treat obesity or type 2 diabetes by changing the way our cells take out the trash? […]
» Read moreSticky meshworks of DNA and proteins extruded by white blood cells called neutrophils act as the glue that binds together […] Animal models provide benefits for biomedical research, but translating such findings to human physiology can be difficult. The human heart’s […] A new study published in Cell Reports found that a transcription factor called Slug serves as “command central” for determining […] A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. reports that newly generated nerve cells in the brain’s […] Like sending a letter through the mail or a text over a cellular network, the heart can generate messages that […] Our hair, skin and eyes are colored by a pigment called melanin, which is produced by pigment cells called melanocytes. […] Researchers in South Korea and Singapore have, for the first time, developed a chemical probe that enables live-imaging of a […] In her latest Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper squeezes a “deceiving” epidermoid cyst. Deceptively small-looking, this cyst is actually filled […] A new form of cancer immunotherapy has been given to a University of California, San Diego Health patient in the […]
Immune cells drive gallstone formation
Platform for lab-grown heart cells lets researchers examine functional effects of drugs
Slug, a stem cell regulator, keeps breast cells healthy by promoting repair of DNA damage
Newly generated nerve cells in dentate gyrus found to impact older nerve cells in two ways
The heart ‘talks’ to fat cells, scientists discover
Scientists grow precursors for human pigment cells
New chemical probe for visualising brain immune cells
Watch Dr. Pimple Popper Pop This Deceptively Huge Cyst That's Filled With Globs Of Dead Skin Cells
UCSD patient gets first cancer treatment made from stem cells
