Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

As people age, most maintain normal blood sugar even as insulin resistance tends to rise. New research suggests that ...

A Moffitt Cancer Center researcher has introduced a new model that addresses one of biology's most fundamental questions: How does genetic information keep living systems organized and therefore alive ...

Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart or liver for essential functions, cells depend on their own tiny ...

For decades, depression has been explained to patients as a “chemical imbalance” in the brain, a vague phrase that never ...

Bone health relies on a balance between osteoblasts (builders) and osteoclasts (recyclers). Peak bone mass occurs in early adulthood; deficiencies during this window amplify fracture risks later in ...

Diets and healthy eating habits hold promise for preventing and treating diseases, but far less is known about acute effects ...

Single-cell analysis is a ubiquitous laboratory technique that allows researchers to probe the myriad biomolecular states of cells. Single-cell assays can reveal gene and protein expression patterns, ...

T cells are crucial components of our immune system, serving as critical protectors against infection and disease. But there ...

A new Cell study suggests that T cell exhaustion in tumors is driven in part by failed proteostasis, causing damaged and ...