8 February, 2024

Why women are more at risk of lupus, arthritis or multiple sclerosis

The statistics are clear. Women suffer more autoimmune diseases than men. A study published in the journal Cell points to the silencing of one of the X chromosomes as a factor that, although necessary for the proper production of proteins, seems to be behind these disorders.
Augusts 1, 2023

They create three atlases of the kidney, intestine and placenta at single-cell resolution

Scientists from the Human BioMolecular Atlas Program have mapped the functions and interactions of cells, finding a resource to understand what goes wrong in the early stages of serious diseases.