An international group of researchers led by Pompeu Fabra University has discovered the nanomachine that controls ...

Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

The immune system provides an integral defense against cancer growth and progression. Activating an anti-tumor immune response relies on several biological steps that can ultimately result in the ...

Scientists have uncovered a new way embryonic cells divide when conventional mechanisms fail. Cell division underpins all ...

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

Scientists have found how human cells distribute and maintain their cholesterol levels, aiding in research in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, as well as cardiovascular diseases ...

Cancer cells that have broken away from a primary tumor can lurk in the body for years in a dormant state, evading immune ...