Scientists mapped how the human immune system evolves from birth to old age, revealing key changes that influence health, ...

Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.

A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer gene activity, ...

but Mature Faster Than Brain Cells on Earth Dec. 17, 2024 — Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cogni tion, but little is known about its specific impact on ...

With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...

Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of ...

The malfunctioning mitochondria seem to poison the immune cells, explains Yosuke Togashi, a pulmonary physician and ...

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting ...

This is especially problematic in cases of blocked blood vessels, which can repeatedly starve large areas of the heart of oxygen and nutrients, killing the cardiomyocytes there. This leads to a ...

A research team from Columbia Engineering and the Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics made a pivotal discovery in the field ...

A research team from Columbia Engineering and the Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics achieved a significant finding in ...