The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

The enteric nervous system is the part of the autonomic nervous system that controls visceral functions, including the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and gallbladder. The high ...

The visual system is the part of the central nervous system that is required for visual perception – receiving, processing and interpreting visual information to build a representation of the visual ...