“The pineal gland is the least understood gland of the endocrine system, and it was the last part of the endocrine system to ...

In Greek mythology it was Charon, the grim ferryman, who paddled souls across the rivers Styx and Acheron to the underworld.

The liver is the largest gland and internal organ in the human body, weighing about three pounds and located under the ribs on the right side. It functions as both an exocrine gland by producing ...

Study: Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived salivary gland organoids model SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication. Image Credit: NIAID Background Although the respiratory system, including ...

Previous reports have largely focused on cells and glands derived from older adults and post-menopausal women. [14–16] While we have not identified differences in sex, the age of the individual ...

Human mammary glands contain sugars that avian influenza can latch onto to infect cells, researchers report August 8 at medRxiv.org. The finding, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, raises the ...

Study: The avian and human influenza A virus receptors sialic acid (SA)-α2,3 and SA-α2,6 are widely expressed in the bovine mammary gland. Image Credit: Arie van der Wulp / Shutterstock This ...