However, details of the intervening steps, as researchers have learned in the past 65 years, are quite complex — certain cells carry the flu antigen to the immune system, specific immune cells respond ...

Groundbreaking research from NYU reveals non-neural human cells can remember chemical signals. This challenges the long-held belief that only the brain stores memories. Cells exposed to spaced signals ...

Growth hormone, known for regulating height and physical development, has been found to be deeply involved in the brain's memory formation process. The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) announced on t ...

Our experiences leave traces in the brain, stored in small groups of cells called "engrams". Engrams are thought to hold the information of a memory and are reactivated when we remember, which makes ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...