Scientists at UCL have discovered a novel role played by ribosomes during the folding of new proteins in cells, described in their paper in Nature.

Protein tells developing cells to stick together Date: December 24, 2020 Source: Tohoku University Summary: Scientists have, for the first time, provided experimental evidence that cell stickiness ...

Researchers have discovered that the protein YME1L regulates the production of new nerve cells and the maintenance of neural stem cells in the adult brain. This holds great potential for ...

A new study uncovers a surprising mechanism by which the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for COVID-19, might cause immune-mediated tissue damage by targeting cells it has never infected.

A study of 48 post-mortem brains found a protein that appears to protect brain cells from Alzheimer's — even in people who had significant amounts of amyloid plaques in their brains.

Losing weight is, for most of us, both painful and difficult to the point of impossibility. It’s either an exercise in self-denial, counting calories or hours until your regimen says you can eat ...

Boosting cells with a tardigrade protein reduced DNA damage after radiation, offering potential protection for healthy tissue during cancer treatment.

Deleting "Mitch" Protein From Cells Could Make Humans "Immune" To Obesity Goodbye Ozempic face; hello resting Mitch face.

Scientists have just discovered that this protein might be the secret to delivering some of the most promising cancer-fighting drugs more effectively into your cells.

Researchers genetically altered mouse brain cells to produce physical timelines of their key events in the form of a self-assembling chain of fluorescent proteins.