When two cells "talk" to each other, they often do so through tiny channels called electrical synapses. Unlike chemical ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

New research reveals that cells can sense far beyond their immediate surroundings, a biological ability once thought to ...

Every second, trillions of tiny parcels travel through your bloodstream—carrying vital information between your body's cells. Now, scientists at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute have opened this ...

Researchers are learning how to coax aging blood stem cells in mice to behave more like their younger counterparts, restoring ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...