A new study on the genetic causes of the PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS) has found that inhibitors of the PI3ka pathway, commonly used as anticancer drugs, are also effective against this ...

During development, cells grow, expand, and migrate to generate tissues and organs in a highly controlled manner. Many ...

In chronic hepatitis B, the liver contains immune cells that could destroy hepatitis B virus infected cells but are inactive. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered ...

The US is disseminating information that not only won’t make America healthy again; it might make more people sick ...

These effects in stromal cells include altered integrin expression patterns, increased expression levels of cyclo-oxygenase 2, vascular endothelial factor A (VEGF-A), collagen I and hypoxia-inducible ...

In this interview Prof. Dr. Kristina Kusche-Vihrog speaks about the nanomechanics of living cells and their implications for ...

The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them ...

How cardiac cell fates are specified during heart development remains elusive. This study identifies a level-dependent role ...

The lobate shape of lymphatic endothelial cells puzzled researchers—now they’ve found it helps stabilize lymphatic ...