It's no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle-age, but the problem isn't strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates aging and slows down metabolism, increasing our risk for developing ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare immune cell type in the lungs, called NAMs, plays a crucial role in surviving COVID-19 ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have examined the developmental fate (the future tissue type) of shell-forming cells ...

A sore throat or hoarseness that won’t improve could be more serious, according to Dr. Charles Johnson Jr., an ear, nose and throat (ENT) and head and neck surgeon. He ...

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic fibroinflammatory condition marked by the accumulation of IgG4-positive plasma ...

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Nashik: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to lease its spaces to telecom firms for the installation of cellphone towers in its bid to generate more revenue. The civic body has ...

Researchers have identified the loss of tricellulin, a protein sealing cell junctions in salivary glands, as the root cause of dry mouth in Sjögren’s syndrome. By restoring this protein in lab models ...

Shihabeddin et al utilized single-cell RNA-Seq analysis of adult P23H zebrafish animals to identify transcription factors (e2fs, Prdm1a, Sp1) expressed selectively in neural progenitors and immature ...

A less likely cause is cancer, such as tumors caused by salivary gland cancer, lymphoma, or basal cell carcinoma. A diagnosis by a healthcare provider may be needed if a lump behind the ear appears ...

constitutive Notch1 signaling induces a basal-to-luminal cell fate switch in adult cells of the lacrimal gland, the salivary gland, and the prostate. Since the lineage transition is progressive in ...

The cells convert sunlight into energy efficiently, withstand radiation damage, and mitigate the need for transporting heavy materials into space, offering a potential solution to one of space ...