Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting ...

More information: Lulu Huang et al, Tuft cells act as regenerative stem cells in the human intestine, Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07952-6. Provided by Hubrecht Institute.

Scientists have found microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, according to new research on a small group of adults ...

Up to half of patients with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, develop a complication called fibrosis, where the ...

A team of experts at Cincinnati Children's reports another powerful step forward in organoid medicine: success at making ...

Study shows that dietary antigens can suppress small intestine carcinogenesis by activating T-cells through Peyer's patches. Adding bovine serum albumin (BSA) or ovalbumin (OVA) to antigen-free ...

A study of twins reveals two gut bacteria linked to multiple sclerosis, offering new targets for future treatments.

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

Scientists with the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an international research consortium, have profiled 100 million cells from more than 10,000 people around the world. Working in over 100 countries, the ...

Cells are the smallest units of life. But even within the same tissue or organ, they are not all identical. New variations arise continuously during cell proliferation. While genetic mutations ...