When human cells lack oxygen, they must react. Without oxygen, the metabolism can hardly generate energy, and many vital ...

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered how mammalian cells prevent the gradual buildup of harmful mutations ...

Aggressive cancer cells are masters of movement. When they spread through the body, they cause metastasis, which significantly reduces a person's chance of survival. For this spreading to take place, ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

For example, naïve T cells increase in size before undergoing a burst of proliferation, while liver and fat cells enlarge or contract in response to nutrient availability. In these cases, size changes ...

Researchers from the University of Rochester’s Department of Biomedical Engineering will shed new light on tissue and organ ...

A new study reveals that reactivating the body’s natural cellular cleanup system could help slow or even reverse key processes of aging. The post Scientists uncover the cell’s secret weapon against ...