Cellular membrane proteins play many important roles throughout the body, including transporting substances in and out of the ...

The next time you crave a sweet treat, go ahead and buy a bag of jellybeans—guilt free. Your indulgence will be in the ...

By examining genomic variation more closely, scientists can now identify new disease connections with greater speed and accuracy. For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can ...

A new study presents computational strategies to manipulate membrane protein folding and function for biotechnological applications.

Keloids are raised, overgrown scars that can develop after skin injuries or surgery, often extending beyond the original ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that acts like a traffic controller for DNA, preventing damage during cell ...

Regulatory T cells help your immune system distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘nonself’ – and can open doors to better treatments ...

Researchers find long-term endurance training makes the immune system more efficient and less prone to inflammation.

Groundbreaking research from NYU reveals non-neural human cells can remember chemical signals. This challenges the long-held belief that only the brain stores memories. Cells exposed to spaced signals ...

Normally, as people age, gut microbiomes lose diversity – the variety of microbial species – and beneficial microbes such as Bifidobacterium decline. This reduction in diversity has been linked to ...

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging now have a better understanding of how the ...