While both are called medullary carcinoma, these cancers differ in many ways: ...

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at the developmental process of the cerebral cortex—the outermost layer of the brain—and examined how neurons, or nerve cells, refine their ...

Portuguese researchers identified a type of immune cell that appears to travel to the pancreas to stimulate glucagon ...

It's made up of a complicated network of cells and organs. It protects the body from infection ... This lymph tissue is in the small intestine. Spleen. This fist-sized organ is located n the left side ...

CD8+ T cells accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques. Researchers identify a crucial signaling pathway -- with therapeutic potential.

Strongyloides stercoralis may be a relevant co-factor in HTLV-1-related T cell lymphomas. We searched MEDLINE database and PubMed for articles from 1970 through June 30, 2016. Search terms used in ...

These polyps form on the inner walls of the large intestine. Cancerous cells may spread from malignant tumors to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. These cancer cells can ...

In addition to making a flurry of new phages, the instructions prompt the cell to produce a tagalong protein that can lend itself to targeted therapies inside the lower intestines. Reduced ...

Cells at the border of the tumor had more genes linked to cell migration, rounding of the cell shape, and inflammation—all making the cells more aggressive and likely to survive. The team also ...

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location.

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers ...