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.
Newly discovered remains provide the first hard evidence that the ill-fated colonists of the 17th century resorted to eating human flesh when their food supply ran out.
A new DNA assay developed by forensic scientists helps archaeologists reconstruct eye and hair color from old teeth and bones.
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Sorting out T-cell functional and phenotypic heterogeneity depends on studying single cells.
Viral infections of the central nervous system may trigger cytokines that induce seizures.
Researchers are using modern experimental tools to probe the mysterious molecular pathways that lead to premature labor and birth.
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Scientists develop a gel that mimics mollusc glue to coat the insides of blood vessels.
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.