In general, chemotherapy medications work by attacking cells or by preventing them from growing and dividing. Cancer cells tend to grow and divide rapidly and uncontrollably, and many chemotherapy ...

Stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into more mature, specialised cells. Stem cells can be unipotent, multipotent, pluripotent or totipotent ...

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal. Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to ...

Natural killer (NK) cells are the predominant innate lymphocyte subsets that mediate anti-tumor and anti-viral responses, and therefore possess promising clinical utilization. NK cells do not express ...

Skin cells absorb the light wavelengths, which can boost cell growth and repair and rejuvenate the skin. It may help increase collagen to give the skin more elasticity and strength, improve ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

This means that whereas Earth's poles absorb less energy than they emit, Mars' poles behave exactly the opposite. Plus, Guan said, unlike Earth, Mars' polar REB can vary by 100% between seasons.

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Today's music marketplace is more interconnected than ever. The boundaries that existed between genres have been largely blurred as the internet makes it easy for consumers to explore sounds. No ...

A recent study suggests that transforming the construction material industry to incorporate CO2-absorbing technologies could sequester billions of tons of carbon annually, providing a substantial ...

Cell division is the process by which a parental cell gives rise to two daughter cells. The process involves both nuclear division and cytokinesis and can either produce two equal cells (symmetric ...

In lipid metabolism, Treg cells absorb Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) through CD36, promoting the fatty acid oxidation (FAO) pathway and inducing their differentiation. CPT1 and hypoxia-inducible ...