Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

To stay healthy, our cells rely on a self-cleaning mechanism that removes defective or unnecessary components. This process, ...

The blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers are protective systems that prevent harmful substances from entering the brain and ...

A selective protein degradation system known as Golgi membrane-associated degradation (GOMED), which identifies and removes ...

Tuberculosis has plagued humanity for thousands of years, and despite medical advances that can now help us prevent and cure ...

In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

Most cell surface proteins did not. But 16 did, including two found in the human dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra, a ...

Scientists in southern China have developed a new strategy to fight cancer by forcing tumor cells to "expose themselves" to ...

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a highly prevalent sensory disorder globally, affecting over 1.5 billion people, with a ...

The EU project ENDOTARGET aims to improve the quality of life of people with rheumatic diseases. As part of a population cohort analysis, preliminary analyses provided initial insights into the ...