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

Unraveling the mysteries of how biological organisms function begins with understanding the molecular interactions within and ...

The cells in our bodies move in groups during biological processes such as wound healing and tissue development - but because ...

For the first time, researchers have directly visualized how newly formed cellular organelles leave the endoplasmic reticulum ...

Researchers have for the first time characterized a unique molecular mechanism of the early stages of programmed cell death or apoptosis, a process which plays a crucial role in prevention of cancer.

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

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 ...

Exposure to air pollution while in the womb is linked to alterations in proteins that can be detected after a baby is born, and which affect cell processes such as autophagy, the 'self-eating' of ...

In January 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance entitled Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human Gene Therapy Investigational New Drug Applications ...

Emily Whitehead made the history books in 2012 when she become the first pediatric patient with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia to be given a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. After ...