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 ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cellular mechanisms that cause immune cells to differentiate and ultimately lose function during viral infection, findings that could improve ...

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” ring long thought essential for splitting a cell in two. Studying ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered that red blood cells act as hidden glucose sponges in low-oxygen conditions, explaining why people ...

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