After earning notoriety as the first cellular receptor isolated and mammalian lectin identified, the Ashwell-Morell ...

The musculoskeletal system provides structural support, enabling movement such as walking and lifting, protecting internal ...

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes that not only aid in digestion, but also play a key role in shaping our immune ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have uncovered a key molecular player that is involved in lung repair and in ...

A new study finds that gut-specific TM6SF2 depletion exacerbates liver fat accumulation and dysbiosis in mice on high-fat ...

Gut organoids mimic the stomach, small intestine, and colon in 3D. Learn how these lab-grown models are advancing digestive ...

Effective mucosal immunity in the intestine involves a fine balance between tolerance of the microbiome, recognition and elimination of pathogens, and inflammatory tissue injury. The anti-inflammatory ...

Moreover, specific mouse IBD models have distinct signatures for B-cell, T-cell and enteric neurons. We discover that transcriptomic relatedness of models is a function of the mode of induction, not ...

The disorder eats away at brain cells—called dopamine neurons—that control movement ... neurons that pump out dopamine—a chemical that fine-tunes neural networks and functions—are first to go. This ...