Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key ...

Researchers have long focused on the STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) pathway as a way to harness the immune system's ...

Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain ...

Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...

An iPSC-based ALS-on-a-chip model that mimics disease progression and reveals altered glutamate signaling in motor neurons ...

Now, researchers have uncovered more about the complex process behind this superpower in a new study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. “A longstanding question in the field has been, ...

Neurons talk to one another using electricity. If you could hear these impulses, they might sound like constant, rapid-fire chatter all over the nervous system. Heart muscle cells do something similar ...

By examining squid skin cells three-dimensionally, a University of California, Irvine–led team has unveiled the structures ...

Most textbooks credit nearby epithelial cells with the heavy lifting of organ building, because epithelial sheets act like ...