Microglia respond to proteinopathies by changing their shapes and expression profiles in different ways. Here’s one that has been somewhat overlooked: rod-shaped microglia. These long, straight cells ...

Blow up a long balloon and two things happen: it gets longer and it gets wider. Now imagine a living cell that inflates itself under enormous pressure and yet only grows longer, never adding width.

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

A long-ignored white blood cell may be central to the immune system overreaction that is the most common cause of death for COVID-19 patients -- and researchers found that rod-shaped particles can ...

From how to capture CO2 in the atmosphere to how to deliver lifesaving drugs, scientists can answer a variety of questions by studying the movement of nanoparticles. Early last month, University ...

But any type of phagocyte might take up a sphere, which means a sphere-based therapy is likely to affect other parts of the immune response. However, it was already known that other phagocytes aren't ...