From the smooth tubes of our arteries and veins to the textured pockets of our internal organs, our bodies are made of tissues arranged in complex shapes that aid in performing specific functions.

There are many kinds of T cells, and they play different parts in defending the body. Some T cells kill infected cells, ...

Memory T cells are a special type of white blood cell that "remember" past infections and vaccines, helping our bodies to ...

Now, MIT engineers have found that this "intercellular" fluid plays a major role in how tissues respond when squeezed, pressed, or physically deformed. Their findings could help scientists understand ...

Two recently published studies led by Brazilian scientists reveal the key roles of multifunctional proteins, STIP1 and Maspin ...

Growing from a single cell into a complex organism with specialized tissues and organs requires a complex and coordinated process.

A team of researchers led by Chandan Sen at the Indiana University School of Medicine, is moving a new nanochip device, which can reprogram skin cells in the body to become new blood vessels and nerve ...

New research reveals factors that control the interplay of natural killer (NK) cells - which are part of the body's innate, or first line, immune response - with tumor cells, viral infections, and ...

In most developing tissues, signals called morphogens act like lighthouses, guiding nearby cells toward their fate and ...