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

Every cell carefully builds and positions thousands of proteins that allow it to sense and respond to its surroundings. Even ...

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

Malignant melanoma is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer. Around half of melanomas and about 7% of all other cancers ...

“This work challenges existing assumptions about how dengue interacts with the immune system,” said Diehl. “By revealing a ...

Cells carry their own growth switches. When enough nutrients-amino acids in particular-are available, cells flip this switch on and begin to grow. Researchers at KAIST and Yonsei University have now ...

Zombie, or senescent, cells accumulate in our body with age, when we become less able to clear them. But a study in mice ...

Cancer cells survive by hiding from the immune system's surveillance. A KAIST research team has developed a new anticancer platform that makes cancer cells send out their own danger signals—prompting ...

T-Mobile users reported issues with their cellular device on Monday, citing problems with their phone connection, signal and ...

A study suggests that exhausted T cells may be burning energy too aggressively rather than simply running out of it.

One immune cell may help slow aging by restoring the body's natural cellular cleanup process, according to a new study.

Specialized cells in our body make biological tradeoffs to do certain jobs. To support large and hardworking hearts that ...