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

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, ...

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

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

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