Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have discovered a new gene that plays an important role in the way the spleen functions, potentially leading ...

An international team of researchers, led by University of Houston Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering Mario Romero-Ortega, has progressed electroceutical research for treatment of ...

One of the main roles of the spleen is to help the body's immune system fight infections. The spleen does this through producing and regulating antibodies—antibody production is negatively affected in ...

"This work has widespread implications for regulating the function of the spleen, particularly the efficient regulation of the immune response for electroceutical treatment of range of diseases," said ...

Repurposing the spleens of mice helps them to survive liver damage. If the approach works in people, it could offer an alternative to liver transplants. At the moment, people who need new livers often ...

Scientists are repurposing this once non-essential organ to grow life-saving tissues on demand and from inside the body. The idea of using the body’s own organs as mini bioreactors to grow replacement ...