Adipose tissue plays an immune role in individuals of normal wieght.
Adipose tissue plays an immune role in individuals of normal wieght.
Researchers identify microRNAs that keep cardiac cells healthy after heart attack, potentially paving the way for future heart regenerating therapies.
Amid controversy, the American Psychiatric Association has approved the fifth edition of its guidebook on mental disorders.
Breeding plants that can convert more carbon dioxide to food could help feed a growing population.
The National Institutes of Health reveals a controversial plan to regulate the funding of H5N1 research.
Researchers develop a practical technique for deriving stem cells from routine blood samples.
While exploring the genetics of a rare type of tumor, Stephen Baylin discovered an epigenetic modification that occurs in most every cancer—a finding he’s helping bring to the clinic.
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Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
A hormone called jasmonate mediates plants' responses to touch and can boost defenses against pests.