Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the cells that produce insulin—a ...

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. When the body encounters an infection, an army of immune cells is mobilized, each with a unique function. This includes the first ...

Scientists have made an important discovery about the relationship between hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and immune response evasion. Their findings show how certain HSCs have regulatory functions ...

Researchers have confirmed the existence of an odd type of brain cell that other neuroscientists once thought might be only a technical quirk or error. When you ...