Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even ...

VIB and Ghent University researchers have identified and characterized a previously unknown cellular barrier in the brain, which sheds new light on how the brain is protected from the rest of the body ...

Improvements in public health have allowed humankind to survive to older ages than ever before, but, for many people, these ...

Scientists use a multimodal approach that combines hard X-ray computed tomography and X-ray fluorescence imaging to see the structure and chemical processes inside of a single cell. Every plant, ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name. Cell migration inducing and hyaluronan-binding protein (CEMIP) is associated with disorders ...

Over the past two decades, researchers have learned that DNA inside the cell nucleus naturally folds into a network of ...

How physically magnifying objects using a key ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world.

A Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on one of the most intricate construction projects in biology: how cells build ...

A project at Rice University has developed a novel approach to nanoscale cellular imaging, one that could lead to improved knowledge of subcellular structures. Reported in Nature Communications, the ...