Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in ...

A collection of studies that chart how mammalian brain cells grow and differentiate is a ‘very valuable’ tool for ...

Scientists have discovered that human stomach cells can be genetically reprogrammed to act like pancreatic beta cells and produce insulin. This approach could one day help people with Type 1 diabetes ...

Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.

A global consortium of scientists has created the first and most detailed "developmental maps" of the mammalian brain (from ...

Gene expression reveals that different types of human cell can work as a unit. These cellular modules, found in several tissues, change during disease. However, suitable computational methods are ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition in which the protective insulation surrounding neurons in the brain and spinal cord is erroneously attacked. This can cause a wide variety of serious ...

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and estimated to affect 9.5 million people worldwide.

A new method developed by scientists could soon make liver disease treatment easier and more effective—without a transplant.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School have found a novel way to ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insufficient production of the hormone insulin by cells in the pancreas called beta cells and ...