Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

Biologists had long believed that bringing order and organization to the chaos of molecules inside a cell depended on membrane-bound ... cells and kill off neural tissue. Some researchers suspect ...

the cells of our nervous system. Scientists are only beginning to uncover how these molecules can trigger changes in our bodies’ organs and systems, but some evidence links forever chemicals to ...

really important to maintain any structure which has a membrane," Singh said. Take the electrolyte potassium, for example. It is the most abundant positively charged ion inside cells, but its ...

Yet, as effective as it is, it often causes unwanted damage to neighboring healthy tissues—which can lead ... for children with brain and central nervous system tumors—as their developing ...