The hippocampus is an important brain region known to support various cognitive (i.e., mental) processes, including the ...

Nutrient regulation of bone marrow adipose tissue: skeletal implications of weight loss This Review examines the origins of marrow adipocytes and their function under normal or pathological ...

Fibrosis of the lungs is often a silent disease until it's too late. By the time patients are diagnosed, the scarring of ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways The thymus is located in the chest behind the sternum and plays a key role in the immune system by producing T cells.T cells help protect the ...

Insect exoskeletons and gut linings are built from chitin, using type A and B enzymes. New research shows these enzymes aren’t interchangeable—they differ in how they work inside cells and which ...

CRISPRmap allows for spatially resolved interrogation of gene function in tissues, enabling researchers to map both cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic effects of perturbations, which are not ...

First-Ever Biorobotic Heart Helps Scientists Study Cardiac Function A model heart made from living tissue fused with robotic muscles could help researchers see how the organ works on the inside ...