One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how they react during times of stress, such as when the temperature gets ...

A new study suggests that one of the most common diabetes treatments may speed type 2 diabetes progression by causing insulin-producing cells to lose their functional identity. Sulphonylureas have bee ...

Four researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants by the European Research Council ...

The constant, energy-driven motion inside living cells may generate electricity in a way no one fully recognized before.

Transverse tubules (T-tubules) play a significant role in muscle contraction. However, the underlying mechanism of their ...

This is an important study on the sensory roles of Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CBF-cn) in mammals. The authors identify PKD2L1 as the predominant pH-sensing channel CBF-cn and show how the ...

In one of the hottest places on the planet, a modest desert shrub has quietly rewritten what scientists thought plants could ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

Our cells may literally ripple with electricity, acting as a hidden power supply that could help transport materials or even ...