Scientists discover immune sentinel cells within skin hair follicles
Researchers at the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside have discovered previously unrecognized immune surveillance structures in…
Scientists identify STING switch driving inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease
The brain has its own immune system, which detects threats and mounts a defense. A growing body of…
New mouse model reveals primary trigger of rare muscle disorder
Myofibrillar myopathy type 6 (MFM6) is a rare genetic muscle disorder that leads to severe muscle weakness and…
Scientists identify new inflammatory mechanism to treat chronic health conditions
A protein long understood to drive inflammation by producing nitric oxide has a second, previously unknown role –…
Kenyan bat coronavirus uses human CEACAM6 to enter cells, raising spillover concerns
A newly characterized bat coronavirus can latch onto a human cell receptor found in the lung, giving scientists…
Innovative light probes allow real-time visualization of cellular processes
Fluorescent proteins have revolutionized science, enabling researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and…
Astrocytes form complex networks across the mouse brain
Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, a new…
Antisense oligonucleotides reverse rare neurodevelopmental disorder in preclinical models
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found they can reverse the effects of HNRNPH2-related neurodevelopmental disorder using…
Epigenome proteins shape dynamic gene expression beyond simple on-off
A new study finds the proteins responsible for controlling which genes are expressed in a genome do more…
Study reveals the physics behind neural tube closure in embryos
In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close…
Muscle energy recovery may explain fatigue in cancer survivors
Even apparently healthy cancer survivors often complain of extreme fatigue. They have finished treatment, the scans are clear,…
APC-deficient cancer cells rely on single enzyme for survival
A newly published study reports that APC-deficient cancer cells may depend on a single metabolic enzyme for survival,…