Mitochondria are essential for cell survival, repair, and adaptation. Not only do they generate most of the energy needed ...

After more than a decade of research, scientists have discovered the natural mechanism behind a novel form of cell death ...

Age is the single greatest risk factor for neurodegenerative disease, yet the cellular mechanisms that drive age-related protein accumulation in the brain remain incompletely understood. In ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cellular mechanisms that cause immune cells to differentiate and ...

Researchers have found a molecular mechanism that prevents multiplication of potentially dangerous cells by measuring the duration of mitosis. They have shown that this mechanism -- the Mitotic ...

Viruses insert “transposable elements” into the genetic material of host cells to replicate. While cells’ defense mechanisms have learned to silence most of these viral insertions, a few “jumping ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that giant embryonic cells divide—without relying on the classic “purse-string ...

The field of cellular neuroscience continues to reveal the intricate regulation of neural and glial cell function by water and ion channels, transporters, ...

The anti-tumor immune response involves a series of complex steps mediated by various immune cells and signaling molecules. Cytotoxic T cells (CTLs), also known as “killer” T cells, play a central ...

Mitochondrial transplantation is an emerging technique aimed at restoring cellular energy production in diseases marked by ...