A study conducted at the Hubrecht Institute reveals that the intestines use the rhythm of a signal to decide which cells to ...

Research has revealed that the role of an important protein in colorectal cancer may vary significantly depending on which ...

As an embryo develops from a small cluster of stem cells, those once "blank slate" cells begin to take on more specialized ...

Deep in the lining of the small intestine, cells are talking to each other in a language scientists are only now beginning to ...

An international research team has discovered a previously unknown mechanism that plays a key role in the signaling pathways involved in programmed cell death. The team identified the protein HERC4 as ...

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on exquisitely timed molecular signals. Now researchers have captured one of the ...

Scientists have discovered a new nerve cell signaling mechanism could transform our understanding of pain and lead to safer, more effective treatments. The study, co-led by Matthew Dalva, a chair in ...

Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins and other harmful substances out. Yet ...