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The immune system ramps up in the vagina after young women begin having intercourse, which may have important implications for sexually transmitted infection risk.

Researchers have developed a new method that identifies proteins released by a specific type of cell, even if the cells are in a complex environment with lots of other cell types.

Researchers have developed a new technology that can accurately analyze cell properties through the use of a single-cell electrorotation microfluidic device, which utilizes an electric field to probe the cell’s properties.

New findings from researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany, suggest an explanation for the century-old mystery of how chromosome recombination is regulated during sexual reproduction.

Investigations have uncovered some molecular mechanisms behind mitochondrial dysfunction in chronic heart failure.

As heart cells mature in mice, the number of communication pathways called nuclear pores dramatically decreases. While this might protect the organ from damaging signals, it could also prevent adult heart cells from regenerating.

Stem cell-derived neurons from combat veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) provide insights into how genetics can make someone more susceptible to developing PTSD following trauma exposure, according to a new study.

One promising strategy to remuscularize the injured heart is the direct cardiac reprogramming of heart fibroblast cells into cardiomyocytes. Researchers have identified TBX20 as the key missing transcription factor in existing cocktails for direct cardiac reprogramming of human fibroblasts.

A new study in mice has found that all forms of parental exercise improve the whole-body glucose metabolism of their offspring.

Researchers have shown that the bare patches in Namibia’s fairy circles are caused by grasses around the circles depleting the water within the circles and inducing the death of the grasses inside the circles.