All Professor Patrick Tan (Senior Vice-Dean for Research at Duke-NUS) articles

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    Scientists discover neuron-like communication in gut cells

    2025-07-30T16:00:33Z

    Scientists in Singapore have discovered that gut support cells – known as telocytes – use neuron-like extensions to deliver signals directly to intestinal stem cells. This could lead to new treatments for diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer.