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

By examining squid skin cells three-dimensionally, a University of California, Irvine–led team has unveiled the structures ...

That extra step, however, might hold a key for better understanding certain genetic conditions, many of which stem from ...

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...

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

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...

Water makes up around 60% of the human body. More than half of this water sloshes around inside the cells that make up organs ...

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

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson's disease that's caused by a ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

The team suspects that neurogenesis happens in other parts of the adult brain, too. In mice, new neurons are regularly made ...