There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...

Gene expression reveals that different types of human cell can work as a unit. These cellular modules, found in several tissues, change during disease. However, suitable computational methods are ...

A new study from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute now shows how human stem cell based therapy may help ...

New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...

The study, published in British scientific journal Nature, suggests that the disease may begin in basal stem cells — ...

Researchers have developed a new computational approach that uncovers possible drugs for specific cellular targets for ...

In the battle against type 1 diabetes (T1D), one researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is leading a ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...