A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to the function of motile cilia, the hair-like structures extending from the ...

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

Ion channels generate electrical impulses produced by living cells. Synthetic ion channels could serve as tools for ...

Drugs to treat inflammatory and autoimmune diseases - such as asthma, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis or Chrousos syndrome - ...

Researchers describe a ridge network on the membrane of B lymphocytes for the first time. Using new microscopic methods in combination with machine learning-based image analysis, researchers from ...

Scientists uncovered how the amino acid leucine enhances mitochondrial efficiency by preserving crucial proteins that drive ...

A new method developed by scientists could soon make liver disease treatment easier and more effective—without a transplant.

The body’s cells respond to stress—toxins, mutations, starvation or other assaults—by pausing normal functions to focus on conserving energy, repairing damaged components and boosting defenses. If the ...

Recent research on human evolution suggests that the extinction of our Neanderthal cousins may have been hastened by ...

An essential component of the lymphatic system, the thymus, a pyramid-shaped organ located in the thoracic cavity, is responsible for producing T-cells. For centuries, the thymus was believed to be an ...