Human heart organoids enable new therapies for atrial fibrillation
Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular…
Discovery links human M cells to early steps of celiac disease
The human small intestine absorbs nutrients while protecting us from potentially harmful microbes. One of the cell types…
Bacterial enzyme linked to heart complications in pneumonia
Pneumonia is a disease that burdens the healthcare system with more that 1.2 million emergency room visits each…
Scientists turn human stomach cells into insulin-producing beta cells
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas…
New method brings hope for personalized treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease often have to wait a long time to find the right medicine. But…
Scientists investigate how living cells could become ‘biocomputers’
Swiss scientists are attempting to produce a biocomputer from living cells, an idea that dates to science fiction,…
Study shows c-Kit–expressing sweet cells are central to taste bud regeneration after nerve injury
Taste is one of our most vital senses, shaping appetite, nutrition, and quality of life. Yet taste buds…
New research reveals the cervix as a truly immunocompetent tissue
Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body’s immune system. New research shows they actually…
Breakthrough in building functional synthetic kidneys using assembloids
A USC Stem Cell-led research team has achieved a major step forward in the effort to build mouse…
Rare ABCA7 gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s risk
A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals how rare variants of a gene called ABCA7 may contribute to…
Why metformin could protect the brain by rewiring mitochondria
A new study shows metformin enhances myelin repair in human-based models by tuning mitochondrial metabolism, offering hope for…
Targeting gut signaling protein may protect against alcohol-related liver damage
Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of liver transplantation and death worldwide, and its impact is…