Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often debilitating autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS).

Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants, and whales, needs a way for their cells to connect with ...

Photoreceptors are specialized cells in the eye that convert light energy into neural signals. Several diseases that cause irreversible vision loss, including age-related macular degeneration, ...

In some mammals, the timing of the normally continuous embryonic development can be altered to improve the chances of survival for both the embryo and the mother. This mechanism to temporarily slow ...

After more than a decade of research, scientists have discovered the natural mechanism behind a novel form of cell death ...

Dendritic cells (DCs) are among the first immune sentinels to detect viruses, bacteria, or other challenges. These specialized messengers alert T cells while orchestrating either a measured calm or a ...

This biological process, where mature, specialized cells lose their distinct characteristics and revert to a more primitive, aggressive state, is a universally recognized sign of poor prognosis across ...

A research team has conducted a study exploring the role of the mannose pathway in regulating cell fate decisions in low ...

A wave of recent neuroscience research has identified specific molecular and cellular mechanisms through which alcohol ...