In a leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful ...

Prior studies have found strong links between marijuana use and later cardiovascular disease. A February 2024 study found smoking, vaping or eating marijuana led to a significantly higher risk of ...

As the thymus ages, the walls of these structures collapse ... we remove these cells. We've seen this function diminish with age and this protein was able to mitigate that to potentially allow ...

Vitamin D is involved in so many bodily functions because there are ... and keep out harmful bacteria. This wall is composed of intestinal cells and proteins called tight junctions that act ...

We find that WOX5 functions both as a transcriptional repressor and activator ... Plant cells are immobile and tightly embedded into a grid of cell walls. Their niche cells are organized in small cell ...

The electrical activity spreads through the walls of the atria and causes them to contract. A cluster of cells in the center ... can you live with 20% heart function? One measurement of how ...

Quantitative real-time PCR validation confirmed the upregulation of DEGs involved in terpenoid synthesis, cell wall function, and development during wounding. Additionally, the application of ...

The most important function of the skin is to protect ... corneum is sometimes described as a brick wall. The corneocytes that make up the cell envelope are layers, like bricks, mortared together ...