The scientists used AI technology to design proteins that would activate a cell signaling language called Notch, which is essential for transforming immune cells into T cells. They then successfully ...

Study finds sensory cells that detect tissue damage, irritants also rein in harmful immune responses to protect the lungs ...

The research, done in mice and in human cells, shows that a protein called STUB1 restrains the immune system’s elite ...

A low-oxygen environment — similar to the thin air found at Mount Everest base camp — can protect the brain and restore ...

Nearly 200 new medical and dental students donned white coats and celebrated the start of their educational journeys at ...

At a glance: Study in mice reveals high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by nerve endings on the skin are processed in a brain region deemed to be involved primarily in sound perception.

Findings, based on mouse studies, could pave the way for more effective cancer treatments ...

A few limited clinical trials of lithium for Alzheimer’s disease have shown some efficacy, but the lithium compounds they ...

Like musical sounds, different states of mind are defined by distinct, characteristic waveforms, recognizable frequencies and rhythms in the electrical field of the brain. When the brain is alert and ...

The female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities are dominated by species such as Lactobacillus crispatus, the ...

Many people with autism spectrum disorders also experience unusual gastrointestinal inflammation, but thus far scientists have not established whether and how those conditions might be linked. Now, ...

A Mammoth Solution Scientists look to extinct genes to protect endangered species, climate ...