The protein homeostasis (proteostasis) network (Balch et al, 2008), consisting of a collection of molecular chaperones, ...

Scientists often call it an antenna. This tiny structure, sticking out from the surface of most human cells, is known as the ...

Brian Cunniff, an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Vermont, will discuss how the subcellular positioning of mitochondria regulates gene-expression patterns ...

The organ is being removed from a pig—an animal whose heart, in its size and function, most approximates a human ... use a detergent to rinse away its cells, leaving a ghost-like structure behind. The ...

In the fast-evolving field of medical science, a new artificial intelligence model may be about to change the way mRNA-based ...

Cell division is one of the most thoroughly studied processes in biology, yet many of its details remain mysterious. A century-old puzzle surrounding the “crown” of cell division – the kinetochore ...

Magnesium is one of those essential minerals that works behind the scenes in nearly every cell. It helps with nerve function, ...

When Brent Chapman was 13, he took ibuprofen – something he had done several times before – during a Christmas basketball ...

Scientists characterized the largest sample of a neural circuit to date to improve artificial intelligence models and better ...

New research has identified yet another way that spaceflight tampers with the human body. A study involving samples flown on ...

Gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy, affects about 14 percent of pregnancies worldwide.

A new synthesis of global evidence finds that experiencing gestational diabetes during pregnancy is linked with a decline in ...