Two teams of researchers have developed a cell reprogramming technology that converts rogue disease-causing T cells from our immune system into protective T reg cells. These cells help ensure that the ...

A drug that changes ceramide metabolism strongly protected against acute kidney injury, a serious and sometimes-fatal ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues. When that balance breaks, infections can spread unchecked, or the body ...

A common urinary tract infection turned life-threatening for 31-year-old Lauren Carson. What began as mild discomfort escalated to severe pain and confusion. The infection caused kidney stones and ...

Gut and reproductive tract microbiomes regulate estrogen and other hormones critical to breast cancer risk and progression. Dysbiosis promotes inflammation and tumor growth, while healthy microbiomes ...

Even in death, cells leave a trace. Scientists have discovered a microscopic “Footprint of Death” that not only helps the immune system clean up but can also give viruses a new way to spread infection ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from trauma, stroke, or disease—they rarely grow back. Scientists have been ...

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

In a town on the shores of Lake Geneva sit clumps of living human brain cells for hire. These blobs, about the size of a ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco have ...