Glial cells are an integral part of the human nervous system. They help support and nourish nerve cells, or neurons. Several types of glial cells exist. Glial cells are the “glue” of the nervous ...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoscale lipid bilayer particles secreted by cells that mediate intercellular communication ...

Researchers have identified an unexpected mechanism that links age-related stress to the decline of blood-forming stem cells.

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

Isolated mitochondria taken up by mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) increase cell proliferation, antioxidant capacity, and mitochondrial respiration. Uptake occurred in a time-dependent manner and ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a previously unknown system inside cells that works like ...

CD4+ T cells, or helper T cells, are one type of lymphocyte that helps coordinate the immune response against infection and disease. They interact and activate other cells in the immune system. The ...

Cancer is often seen as a disease that arises from genetic mutations causing cells to divide uncontrollably and invade other parts of the body. But the spread of cells away from their origins is ...

Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in adults. It starts in the white blood cells that are responsible ...

Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment ...