They then measured changes in tuft cells and various signals. "We were the first to study tuft cell biology across day-night cycles," said Zheng Kuang, assistant professor of biological sciences ...

The cells developed in the lungs of mice after a severe case of flu, they reported on March 25 in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. These so-called tuft cells ...

Study reveals how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of both food allergies and intestinal diseases.