A new discovery inside your cells may change how scientists understand disease and design future treatments. Researchers have ...

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

The hippocampus is an important brain region known to support various cognitive (i.e., mental) processes, including the ...

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 ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to ...

Elevated cortisol levels, often triggered by chronic stress, significantly impair memory and brain function. Research ...

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia, with symptoms appearing after age 65. Since carriers of clusterin risk alleles have an increased likelihood of developing ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage. USC ...

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

National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have devised a method to safely and temporarily "switch off" and then "turn on" ribonucleic acid (RNA) inside cells. This is achieved using ...

Discover how cells adapt their internal skeletons to form protrusions, crucial for immune response and cancer progression.