Immune system overreactions may be the true culprit of cardiac illness—and lifesaving drugs can calm them down ...

Mitochondria are increasingly recognized as dynamic signaling hubs that influence cell fate not only through bioenergetics, but also through exchange of ...

Natural products have historically served as a vital source of chemotherapeutic agents, laying the foundation for many standard-of-care drugs. However, the ...

Is parallel visual processing a myth? A new study reveals that bipolar cells in the retina use electrical synapses to ...

A fresh and important book reveals the messy reality of our ever-mutating cells – and why the quest to defeat ageing is ...

A new single‑cell method, CIPHER‑seq, measures RNA and proteins together to reveal real‑time cytokine signaling.

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on exquisitely timed molecular signals. Now researchers have captured one of the ...

What does it mean to be “intelligent” when your brain is wrapped around your esophagus and two-thirds of your neurons are located in your arms? In his engaging presentation, University of Mount Union ...

Cornell researchers have uncovered a built-in molecular "gate" that controls the production of the molecule nitric oxide, a crucial signaling molecule throughout biology that in humans helps regulate ...

"It's exciting to feel like what I'm doing matters. I'm learning so much — not just about chemistry, but about problem-solving, teamwork and communication." When most incoming first-year students were ...

Researchers at Goethe University have elucidated the relationships among all 462 catalytic human E3 ligases; E3 ligases also support non-degradative functions. FRANKFURT. Maintaining cellular order is ...

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the "recipe" for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University have now created ...