Observational studies of psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression have long tied ...

Scientists have identified gut lining cells as active participants in triggering celiac disease, marking a breakthrough that could lead to treatments beyond a gluten-free diet.

An unusual finding was that some of the stomach lining cells carried three copies (trisomy) of chromosomes 13, 18, and 20. This has not been seen in other tissues in previous studies, ...

Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new doors to treating wounds. Sun-Min Yu, UMass Amherst and Steve Granick, UMass Amherst.

While you may feel like the same person day after day, science tells a fascinatingly different story. Your body is in a ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Your cells constantly generate and conduct electricity that runs through your body to perform various functions. One such example of this bioelectricity is the nerve signals ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sun-Min Yu, UMass Amherst and Steve Granick, UMass Amherst (THE CONVERSATION) Your ...

AN NHS ‘sponge-on-a-string’ cancer test will be rolled out in high street pharmacies for the first time. Taking just ten ...

If pre-cancerous cells are found, treatment can be offered to remove the cells through endoscopy or a procedure known as ...