Neuronal membranes are much more than structural barriers: they are living interfaces—dynamic platforms enabling signaling, ion transport, energy ...

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare premature aging disease, and approximately 90% of cases are caused by ...

New research has uncovered a mechanism for parents to pass down longevity, to their progeny, via changes to their lysosome metabolism.

Some cells, such as immune cells, are highly mobile—they constantly remodel their shape, migrate toward a wound that needs to ...

If we can fully map the structure of our brains, will we be able to understand how they work? That is the goal of researchers attempting to build a wiring diagram, or connectome, of our neural ...

DNA Full Form: The full name of DNA is Deoxyribonucleic Acid. This molecule holds the complete genetic code of living organisms. The name “Deoxyribonucleic Acid” reflects its part: “Deoxy” points to ...

An international team of scientists has unveiled the most comprehensive model yet that explains how cells control the flow of ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Successes of protein science during the past century have provided a high level of understanding of the relationships between the protein structure and ...

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...