Rice University and collaborators in Switzerland have developed a platform to grow human-derived nerve cells and Schwann cells, supporting cells that form a protective coating called myelin around nerve fibers.
Most current flu vaccines—especially those given by injection—do not reliably build strong immune memory in the airways, leaving a gap in protection against initial infection and transmission.
In their quest to understand how cancers take root, grow and spread, scientists have for the past half-century explored the genetic aberrations and microenvironmental peculiarities of tumors and their constituent cells.
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a frustrating ability to adapt. Although this aggressive form of breast cancer can initially respond well to chemotherapy, cancer cells often find ways to survive, allowing the disease to return and become resistant to treatment.
Why do some joints remain chronically inflamed in osteoarthritis and other rheumatic diseases?