A team led by Stanford biologist Bo Wang and lead author Chew Chai has identified a previously unknown type of immune cell in ...

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signaling of heart muscle cells. To succeed, ...

Within the past decade, biologists have discovered that one strategy cells use to keep their contents organized is a ...

Cell signalling pathways are central to maintaining cellular homeostasis and regulating essential functions such as proliferation, apoptosis, and repair. In both cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, ...

In a recently published review, a research team led by MedUni Vienna has highlighted a promising new approach to drug discovery. The focus is on the targeted modulation of certain intracellular ...

Embryonic development is one of the most dynamic biological processes in nature. Cells and tissues organize and reorganize ...

Salk Institute for Biological Studies researcher Beatrice Toia explores how telomere shortening drives cellular aging and ...

Purinergic signaling, mediated by extracellular nucleotides such as ATP and UTP, has been increasingly studied for its role in regulating cellular communication. A new review by researchers in ...

The distinct aging rates of neural progenitor cells and Wnt signaling dictate mammalian cortical layer proportions.