Your body functions using chemical messages that are directed throughout your system with specific targets. These chemical messages are carried by neurotransmitters, which act as a messenger directing ...

URBANA, Ill. - Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois ...

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they ...

Our body relies on somatic stem cells throughout our lives; we need them to continuously generate new cells as they wear out, like on the skin, in our blood (as described in the video below), or in ...

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers in the body. Their function is to transmit signals from nerve cells to target cells. These signals help regulate bodily functions ranging from heart rate to ...

Investigators discovered that unique bacteria colonize the gut shortly after birth and make the neurotransmitter serotonin to educate gut immune cells. This prevents allergic reactions to food and the ...

A new study demonstrates that stem cell proliferation is directly controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout ...