In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...

Neurons have dominated neuroscience research for decades, but a growing body of evidence suggests that a group of ...

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.

Hypoxia due to impaired lung function or high altitude led to epigenetic changes in the genome of neutrophils, cells ...

Researchers showed that large motor neurons face high metabolic stress, making them more prone to degeneration. Reducing this ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

Researchers build anthrobots from human airway cells that self-assemble, move, self-heal, and reverse aging markers, offering insights into synthetic life systems. (Nanowerk Spotlight) What kinds of ...

Eight years on from the formation of the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium, which set out with the hugely ambitious task of mapping the entire human body – around 37.2 trillion cells – scientists ...