At the scale of individual cells, the human body is constantly in motion. Every second, millions of cells divide, ...

Our cells' membranes have many functions. They not only provide mechanical protection but also precisely control which ...

Once a receptor protein receives a signal, it undergoes a conformational change, which in turn launches a series of ...

Selecting specific cells to be used in an investigational therapy has led to improved recovery of heart function in a new study employing a lab model for myocardial infarction, the medical term for ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers have now determined that ...

Researchers led by Assistant Professor Lynn Yap of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have uncovered new insights into how unspecialized cells, also ...

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, according to a 2026 Cancer Research Institute report.

A compound drawn from one of the most storied plants in traditional Chinese medicine may hold unexpected power against a rare ...

Sometimes I read a paper that literally gives me goosebumps—not because it gave me the answer to a question I’ve been seeking, but because it blindsided me with an idea I couldn’t have imagined.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the rest of the immune system to the presence of cancer - and how restoring ...

Dendritic cells — the immune cells that direct killer T cells to attack cancer — ramp up their intake of creatine inside tumors and depend on it to function effectively in this nutrient-poor ...