In diabetic mice, the cells of the pancreas don’t die, but rather revert to an earlier state incapable of producing the insulin the body needs.
In diabetic mice, the cells of the pancreas don’t die, but rather revert to an earlier state incapable of producing the insulin the body needs.
Sleep-wake cycles affect how well our bodies fight disease.
Are states with less rigorous rules about which children can claim an exception from vaccination in kindergarten putting communities at higher risk of childhood disease?
The latest news from a long-term study of calorie restriction in rhesus macaques shows better health, but no boost in lifespan, in monkeys who eat less.
The Office of Research integrity sanctions a Joslin Diabetes Center researcher for fudging data in retracted papers.
A human trial of a hepatitis C treatment is shut down after one of the participants died.
Mice with inflammatory bowel disease harbor gut bacteria that damage host DNA, predisposing mice to cancer.
A researcher from the John Wayne Cancer Institute has settled his scientific misconduct case with the Office of Research Integrity.
Lymphatic vessels grow towards two chemokines, revealing signals that could be important in cancer metastasis.
Like commensal gut organisms, skin microbiota appear to help the mammalian immune system mature and stay regulated.