Scientists at The University of Manchester have identified the method by which cells control the recycling of molecules, a process that is essential for them to move. The discovery provides ...

A normal process called cell competition, in which healthy tissues eliminate unhealthy cells, could be responsible for cancer relapses in patients months or years after they were declared cancer-free, ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

Researchers have found that a deeper look at proteins and cells may help explain why prostate cancer tumors often become resistant to hormone therapy. Researchers found that looking at cell patterns ...

Previous work has laid the foundation by establishing a role for the microbiome in cancer patients’ responses to some immunotherapy treatments. Part of this was the understanding that some bacteria ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is the most common hereditary disease of the nervous system. Overall, it is a rare condition that affects about one in 3,000 people in the United States and worldwide.

In people with chronic heart failure, the heart doesn't pump blood as effectively as it should. This leaves the patient weak, tired, and short of breath. The disease is life-threatening, and around ...

Engineers at UNSW Sydney have developed a way to monitor solar cells at a microscopic level while they are operating to ...