Chemosensory Cells in the Nose Play a Role in Allergic Reactions
There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to understanding how the mammalian respiratory tract responds to allergens, but a study published today (January
There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to understanding how the mammalian respiratory tract responds to allergens, but a study published today (January
Mice fed a ketogenic diet—in which 90 percent of calories come from fat and less than 1 percent from carbohydrates—were less susceptible to the influenza
In a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, animals that had ample levels the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila in their gut microbiomes fared better than those
For the first time, researchers have used the DNA from two mouse mothers to create healthy pups, some of which matured and had their own
A consortium of 17 laboratories worldwide has presented results contradicting a highly cited study that described a technique to create conditional knockout mice using CRISPR.
Probotics are a booming business, with sales in the billions of dollars each year and millions of customers in the US alone. Companies claim that
Using CRISPR, researchers have crafted a technique to study mammalian development in exceptional detail, according to a report published in Science yesterday (August 9). “This
One strategy to treat type 1 diabetes, where the immune system destroys insulin-producing β cells, is to convert other cells into β-like cells that then
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have attracted growing attention in recent years, but their function in living organisms has long remained a mystery. Now, researchers report that
As many as 8 percent of pregnant women develop a condition known as preeclampsia, a spike in blood pressure characterized by the reduced formation of
Transplanted embryonic neurons can properly connect into the developed visual cortex of adult mice and improve the animals’ sensitivities to visual cues over time, scientists
Most viral infections trigger B cells to produce neutralizing antibodies, but for a handful of viruses that cause chronic infections, B cells are for some
Zika virus exposure in a mouse model can infect adult neural stem cells in the brain, leading to cell death and reduced proliferation.CELL STEM CELL,
In mice, severely restricting caloric intake promotes the transformation of white fat into brown fat, which contains cells that burn energy faster, according to a
Five years ago, scientists at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City showed that circulating tumor cells (CTCs) could both colonize new
The skin is home to millions of commensal bacteria and immune cells. Yet how the skin microbiome is established in particular, why the immune system
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