Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

The central nervous system (CNS) has its own resident and dedicated battalion of immune cells, called microglial cells. However, they are far more than just immune cells and are critical in the health ...

Scientists have discovered how the amino acid leucine boosts the body’s energy production by protecting key mitochondrial ...

Which cell is the coolest? Experts weigh in on their favorite cell types and what makes each one special in science and ...

The daily rhythm of genetic activity varies between individual cell types in ways that depend on their states of health, a ...

To make the therapy safer and more adaptable, UChicago researchers developed a new “split” system called GA1CAR. This uses ...

Tumors find different ways to avoid immune cell detection and proliferate in their environment. Antitumor immune cells will initially recognize and target the growing tumor; however, different ...

New research (the Ver-A-T1D trial) presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Vienna, 15-19 September) shows that slow-release (SR) verapamil ...

CU Anschutz researchers uncovered a link between a type of mucosal immune cell and gut inflammation, finding that the cells ...