Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common and severe complication that occurs after stem cell transplantation, where the ...

This is especially problematic in cases of blocked blood vessels, which can repeatedly starve large areas of the heart of ...

Schematic representation of the putative altruistic defense of stem cell niche against murine hepatitis virus-1 (MHV-1) infection in dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (dMtb) harboring mice.

A woman in China had her type 1 diabetes effectively reversed with a transplant of her own reprogrammed stem cells. (Nature) Global health officials are shifting their approach to antimicrobial ...

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation ...

Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.

Researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease. Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral ...

Principal investigator of lab studying antimicrobial peptides signaling at key microbe-host interfaces. Looks at how defensins contribute to skin, airway and urinary tract immunity by activating ...

“That made us think, well, there's got to be a problem with the stem cells,” Messaoudi said. The team isolated bone marrow cells from the animals after one year of heavy drinking and evaluated ...

Scientists have created a new atlas of plant cells during immune response ... an urgent task in the face of climate change growing antimicrobial resistance. Human bodies defend themselves using ...

Insect PGRPs activate signal transduction pathways in host cells or trigger proteolytic cascades in the haemolymph, both of which generate antimicrobial effectors. By contrast, mammalian PGRPs are ...