Scientists want to know what causes B cells — which direct T cells to attack cancer — to malfunction and how they can be ...

Single-cell sequencing unpacked 10 varieties of fat cells, including one that uses an alternative heat-regulating strategy that protects against weight gain. When Wolfrum and his team used single-cell ...

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to the function of motile cilia, the hair-like structures extending from the ...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the rest of the immune system to the presence of cancer - and how restoring ...

Diets and healthy eating habits hold promise for preventing and treating diseases, but far less is known about acute effects on the immune system shortly after a meal.

Neurons carry vital signals all over our body, and the nervous system controls many crucial functions, from breathing to ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional ...

Hormones coordinate different body functions by carrying messages through the bloodstream to target cells and tissues. Hormonal imbalances occur through inadequate or excess hormone synthesis, which ...