A new class of immune cell could protect against type 1 diabetes by suppressing other immune cells.
A new class of immune cell could protect against type 1 diabetes by suppressing other immune cells.
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
Satellites of the Golgi apparatus generate the microtubules used to grow outer dendrite branches in Drosophila neurons.
Microarrays help keep induced pluripotent stem cell lines in check, from start to finish.
Flies turning blue help researchers link the deterioration of the intestinal barrier to age-related death.
Researchers are finding new drugs for chronic pain and autoimmune diseases by modifying animal venom-derived molecules that target the nervous and immune systems.
Two groups of researchers independently showed that high salt exposure stimulates cells implicated in multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
Drosophila insulin-like peptides (dILPs) regulate part of the signaling pathway that helps keep organs growing in proportion during development.
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During development, communication between organs determines their relative final size.