Early pregnancy depends on a remarkable act of coordination. Before the placenta can nourish a growing fetus, the embryo must securely "land" and connect with the mother's blood supply—a process ...

Over the years, cell biology has built a detailed picture of how cells compartmentalize their internal functions. Central to this organization is the nucleus, which houses the genetic material and is ...

Innate immune sensors – known as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) – detect specific molecular components of bacterial or ...

Cells were long believed to safeguard nuclear contents, releasing them only during cell death. Extracellular DNA was thought to enter cells solely through endocytosis into endosomes, with self-DNA ...

Researchers at King's College London have discovered that an immune protein best known for protecting the body against ...

Our diets can affect our health, but despite extensive research, we still don’t have a great understanding of what diets are best for which people, and whether different diets can improve certain ...

Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.

It also improved the immune system's ability to clear harmful bacteria. The production of UA is largely dependent on the gut's microbiota, but it's believed that microbial groups including ...