Discover how the amino acid leucine enhances energy production and protects mitochondrial health in our cells.

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a motor protein that walks on two legs, hauling urgent cargo from the center ...

The enzyme binding domains made with this AI strategy were less similar to closely-related natural proteins than those from ...

Malignant melanoma is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer. Around half of melanomas and about 7% of all other cancers ...

The epigenetic modifier MLL4 has an unassuming name—the 4, for instance, indicates it's just one in a family of such ...

The mitochondria (center) is part of the cell machinery. (SciePro/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) To properly understand aging, we have to understand what is slowly unravelling in individual cells ...

Your intestine completely rebuilds its inner lining every few days—one of the fastest renewal processes in the human body.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that serotonin, the chemical best known for regulating mood, may also speed the ...

Researchers at EMBL Hamburg and collaborators at the Leibniz Research Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) have mapped how the influenza A virus rewires infected human cells in unprecedented ...

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

A new lipid nanoparticle platform delivers full-length antibodies inside cells, unlocking intracellular targets in cancer, ...