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A growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new discovery from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. In their study, published Jan. 31 in Nature Immunology, the researchers found that the growth factor, HB-EGF, is produced in response to gut …
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have determined how certain short protein fragments, called peptides, can protect neuronal cells found in the light-sensing retina layer at the back of the eye. The peptides might someday be used to treat degenerative retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study published today in the …
Happiness and the evolution of brain size: The happiness neurotransmitter serotonin can act as a growth factor for the stem cells in the fetal human brain that determine brain size. Research has identified a potential new role for the neurotransmitter serotonin that could explain a heretofore unknown evolutionary mystery. During human evolution, the size of …