A group of bat viruses closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) could be one ...

Researchers found a small, specialized group of nerve cells in the hypothalamus that influence hunger and weight gain. These ...

The global neuroendocrine carcinoma treatment market is likely to generate revenue amounting to USD 1,976 million in 2024. Over the assessment period, the industry is projected to expand at an 8.1% ...

A research group has identified the so-called PNOC/NPY nerve cells in the brains of mice. When activated, these cells ...

Discover how estrogenic activity is measured in environmental samples using assays like YES, E-SCREEN, and ER-CALUX. Learn about their role in detecting endocrine disruptors and the future of ...

The research team demonstrated that innate immune cells called Natural Killer (NK) cells that express CD8a on the cell ...

There is no highly effective vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), which remains an infection of global concern. Charles ...

My search for answers to these stupendously ambitious questions led me, it now seems inexorably, to mitochondria. This idea of mitochondria being little batteries with a built-in charger, about as ...

Plants coordinately use cell‐surface and intracellular immune receptors ... However, NLRs can also function in higher order pairs and networks of functionally specialized interconnected receptors. In ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells are a cellular immunotherapy ... transportation of patient-derived cells to specialized manufacturing facilities, and the subsequent shipment of the final ...

Like all T-cells, Tregs have specialized receptors that will bind to a specific protein. For most T-cells, when the receptor binds its target, it will trigger the cell to attack. But when a Treg ...

In a bid to understand why mosquitoes may be more attracted to one human than another, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have mapped specialized receptors on the insects' nerve cells ...