Vesicles containing fragments of the organelles released from stressed adipocytes protect the heart against oxygen deprivation, a study in mice shows.

During bacterial infection, autophagy proteins appear to regulate the release of cell-saving exosomes, which bear the brunt of toxin damage.

Specialized exosomes sop up bacterial toxins, a study finds.

This year’s most beautiful illustrations covered topics including the molecular underpinnings of Parkinson’s disease and strategies for tracking marine organisms around the world’s oceans.

Researchers are devising ways to prevent viral vectors carrying gene therapies from triggering an immune response.

A small study finds that the tiny extracellular vesicles from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma have RNA content distinct from patients with cirrhosis only.

A growing branch of research on how plants use exosomes to interact with their environment is opening up a new field of plant biology.

Small RNA-containing particles in ginger root are found to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria and alleviate colitis in mouse guts.

Small microRNA-containing particles found in the plant can boost populations of healthy gut bacteria, and even improve colitis symptoms in mice.

A growing branch of research on how plants use exosomes to interact with their environment is opening up a new field of plant biology.

The vesicles promote metastasis after chemotherapy, but the authors say the results shouldn’t alarm patients and may point to ways to improve treatments.

Researchers identify a handy tool for tinkering with the versatile vesicles.

Researchers harness a protein to send cargo-carrying exosomes to mouse muscles.

Levels of tau, amyloid-β 42, and IL-10 extracted from extracellular vesicles that started out in the brain were higher in military personal suffering head injuries compared with healthy soldiers.

A new device uses anchored nanowires to capture extracellular vesicles from pee for microRNA analysis.

A microfluidic device collects microRNAs for analysis.

Exosomes produced by macrophages in fatty tissue influence insulin sensitivity in distant cell types, a study finds.