For years, scientists have focused their attention on the pancreas’ insulin-producing beta cells and left small clusters of ...

A new study by the University of California, Davis, shows how cells work together to avoid a sudden drop in blood sugar.

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things — including a crucial event that happened while she was still growing inside her own mother’s womb.

Swiss team has uncovered a new role for astrocytes in brain computation. Using advanced microscopy, researchers found that ...

A collaborative French–Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing.