Model more closely replicates natural environment of the pancreas, which will be essential for studying diabetes and developing new treatments.

A study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal microbes and the efficacy of cancer therapy. A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal ...

Dr. Gurkan’s research is focused on microcirculation, vascular biology, red blood cells, hemoglobin, cell/gene therapies, and the design, development, and translation of microfluidic systems, point-of ...

For decades, neutrophils were viewed as short-lived, transcriptionally inactive cells, mainly engaged in antimicrobial ... role for this NADPH oxidase in both colitis and intestinal infection.

Genes regulated by JAK/STAT signaling in the trachea Resident stem cells and progenitors are mobilized to regenerate damaged or degenerated tissue. Despite the large distance between the niche where ...

Cryptosporidium exports the protein MVP1 into intestinal epithelial cells, where it interacts with host proteins such as EBP50 to induce microvilli elongation, supporting parasite survival and ...

"Every cell carries an intrinsic sexual identity" Hudry, working with fruit flies (which are functionally surprisingly similar to humans), showed that intestinal stem cells have an intrinsic ...

Sometimes, tumors can even prime a foreign site for their arrival, in a process some researchers call “education of the metastatic niche ... cells. The gut bacteria colonize the intestinal ...

The immune system is the body’s tool for preventing or limiting infection. Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enables the immune system to defend the body from pathogens.