A largely overlooked structure inside our cells may play a crucial role in how the brain forms, offering new insight into ...

When the body encounters infection or cancer, cytotoxic T lymphocytes attach to the affected cell and form the immune synapse ...

Since a landmark 2009 study, researchers have known that a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, drives colon tumor ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by ...

Innovative approach expands drug discovery possibilities for targets beyond the reach of conventional methodTo be presented ...

A blood pressure drug has the potential to combat one of the most common, difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, according ...

All lifeforms need to continuously adapt to temperature changes to survive. Now, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators ...

A collaboration between the University of Geneva and Lausanne University Hospital has shown in new detail how the body's defenses fight back against malignant cells. Those defenses involve T ...

From the fluid mosaic model to tight junctions, cell membranes are the ultimate gatekeepers of life. They manage what comes in and out, maintain balance, and even signal to other cells. Understanding ...

The cell membrane’s hidden complexity Far from being a static shell, the cell membrane is a fluid, selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer embedded with proteins, carbohydrates, and cholesterol. It ...

In mouse brain cells, and in follow-up work involving worms and human cortical neurons, the team found that many axons ...