Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, that is, the progressive accumulation of scarring in the liver ...

Understanding how wounds heal after injury could be a step closer thanks to a new mathematical model developed by researchers ...

Epithelial cells line the body’s surfaces to protect against physical damage, pathogens, and dehydration. These cells play key roles in absorbing nutrients and removing waste products, as well as ...

Non-immune cells play a crucial and often underappreciated role in host defense against invading pathogens. Beyond serving as passive physical barriers, ...

Researchers at the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside have discovered previously unrecognized ...

Objective Macrophages and kidney cell pyroptosis/ferroptosis could play an important role in the pathogenesis of lupus ...

Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, the progressive accumulation of scarring in the liver tissue.

It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells -- which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities -- are mute, ...

Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism through which skin cells organize and control protein production during ...

A team led by scientists from the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool have revealed why a group of cancers common in ...