How many different kinds of cells are there in the brain? At least 133 kinds, including two types of neurons not recognized before, according to a pair of studies.

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully produced hundreds of different types of nerve cell from human ...

Tight junctions (blue dots) between cells are connected areas of the plasma membrane that stitch cells together. Adherens junctions (red dots) join the actin filaments of neighboring cells together.

Nine studies published today in the journal Nature document the identification of 5,322 different types of brain cells, and trace the similarities and differences found in a variety of mammalian ...

Cancer cells change shape, how they move to invade different types of tissue. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 10 / 211027122001.htm ...

Knowing how these different types of stem cells behave may help scientists better understand and treat blood diseases. “The definition of a stem cell, as you look closer, ...

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch. Comparisons between humans, mice and macaques show both similarities ...

Different cell types in the mammalian gut. The gut contains a mixture of differentiated cells and stem cells. The (a) intestine, (b) esophagus and (c) stomach are shown.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It takes decades for a person's brain to be disabled by Alzheimer's disease. Now scientists have created a detailed timeline of what happens to different brain cells as the ...