A newly found organelle, the hemifusome, helps manage cellular recycling. It may play a role in inherited diseases and open ...

Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

At the heart of our cells, a previously unknown structure has just been identified, shedding new light on essential ...

A team of researchers from the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET, Milan), led by Nadia Coltella and ...

Advanced imaging technologies are uncovering surprising roles for CD8+ T cells—not just in immune defense, but also in supporting tissue repair and regeneration.

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a ...

This is a useful study in the role of CHI3L1 in Kupffer cells, the macrophages of the liver, showing that CHI3L1 alters glucose regulation in obesity. Specifically, Chi3l1 protects glucose-dependent ...

Every decision begins invisibly. Long before someone acts, the brain is already hard at work gathering evidence, weighing ...

In eusocial superorganisms like leafcutter ant colonies, labor is divvied up according to body shape and size, but University ...

Cells once thought passive are now seen as sculptors. Their choreography may explain how tissues form and fail. A new study ...

Monocytes are a type of white blood cell that helps fight infections in your body. A high monocyte level may indicate inflammation, infection, blood disorders, and other health issues. Along with ...

Diagram showing how inflammatory monocytes help reactivate T cells, and how the molecules PGE2 and IFN-I work together to create an inflammatory tumor environment, support T cell activation, and ...