“These proteins act as molecular instructions that tell stem cells when and how to develop into heart muscle cells. However, ...

One finding of the study, now published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, surprised the researchers: The mice were simultaneously protected against hypertension by activating a different ...

Autophagy is essentially the 'rubbish collection' of our cells. If there are problems in this process, which is so important for our health, diseases such as Parkinson's can result. In their latest ...

The expanding landscape of peptide-based inquiry has introduced a variety of short-chain bioactive molecules whose roles are ...

Cells carry their own growth switches. When enough nutrients—amino acids in particular—are available, cells flip this switch ...

A growing body of evidence suggests that a rare epithelial cell type known as the tuft cell may play a far more significant role in cancer than previously recognized.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have uncovered a regulatory mechanism for signaling of Sonic Hedgehog (SHH), ...

Thymalin, a thymic peptide complex, is being investigated for its potential role in immune signaling, gene expression, ...

In many animal tissues, stem cells continually divide to create new cells that replace old or damaged ones. However, this ...

Fungal pathogenesis represents a rapidly evolving field, underscored by a staggering four-fold increase in the emergence of fungal infections over the last ...