In the brain, it is not only important that nerve cells send signals, but also how quickly they can do so. In order for ...

When the lungs are attacked by a virus, the damage doesn't stop there. The body's natural defenses cause inflammation while ...

A healthy liver is capable of completely regenerating itself. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD) and the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) ...

Researchers have determined how certain short protein fragments, called peptides, can protect neuronal cells found in the light-sensing retina layer at the back of the eye. The peptides might someday ...

A growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new discovery. A growth factor protein ...