Cells aren’t as passive as scientists once thought—they actively create internal currents to move proteins quickly and ...

People need to sleep, and sleep deprivation can cause many changes in the brain. But we have a poor understanding of why sleep is so crucial. New research has examined a fruit fly model to assess how ...

Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe about 10 microns ahead by tugging on surrounding collagen fibers, clusters ...

Aging does not arrive all at once. It builds quietly across years, touching cells long before symptoms appear.

Spatial proteomics is a spatial biology method that helps study the spatial distribution of the proteins within cells and tissues. The subcellular localization of proteins is intrinsic to cellular ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During their preparation for this battle, B cells transiently revert to a more ...

A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell.

- What is the immune system? The immune system is your body's first line of defence against invaders such as microbes that could give you an infection. Its most powerful weapons are white blood cells ...