Nov. 4, 2024 — Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease ...

Radiologic approach The gastrostomy tube is guided into the correct position using fluoroscopic guidance. Using a percutaneous technique, a gastrostomy tube is introduced to hold the gastric wall ...

B cells are a subtype of lymphocyte. They form part of the adaptive immune response and mediate humoral immunity. B cells can produce high-affinity antibodies and generate immunological memory.

Struggling with infertility? Here’s how blocked fallopian tubes might be to blame and treatment options every woman trying to conceive should know. Blocked fallopian tubes and infertility ...

Stem cells are specialized cells that have the potential to develop into not one but many different types of cell. They are unlike any other cell for three specific reasons: They are unspecialized, ...

In the years since, scientists have found lesions at the ends of fallopian tubes that are genetically tied to tumors in the ovaries. Still, the exact cells within the fallopian tubes that are ...

The protein factories of our cells are much more diverse than we thought they were. Scientists have now shown that cancer cells can use these so-called ribosomes to boost their invisibility cloak ...

The cells of all life on Earth are encircled by fatty molecules known as lipids. If you put some lipids in a test tube and add water, they automatically line themselves up back to back ...

T cells are white blood cells that are important for adaptive immunity. They have unique cell surface receptors that are generated by randomly assorting genes. These receptors allow T cells to ...

What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. That means it is passed down from a parent’s genes. It causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is ...