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 ...

How reorganizing existing drugs and vaccine components can dramatically alter their potency, selectivity, and even their ...

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

To work correctly, your body needs healthy blood cells. It makes new ones every day. All blood cells start in your bone marrow as stem cells. Each type of blood cell does its job and then dies off.

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

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 ...

Far from being a static shell, the cell membrane is a fluid, selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer embedded with proteins, carbohydrates, and cholesterol. It regulates transport, supports ...

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