When thinking about the benefits of exercise, most people picture stronger muscles, a healthier heart, or weight loss. But ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

In the frozen reaches of the planet—glaciers, mountaintops, and icy groundwater—scientists have uncovered strange ...

Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, researchers are gaining new insights into the function of these critical ...

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Specialized structure, dubbed a “hemifusome” by University of Virginia School of Medicine and the National Institutes of ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

A new organelle has been discovered in human cells — and scientists call it a "hemifusome."Like the full-size organs in our ...

How does the brain store knowledge so that you actually remember what you have learned the next day or even later? To find ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders ...