In a study published in Nature Communications biophysicists unravel the mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and maintain their function. The findings may help design treatments for ...

How do blood vessels form to reliably supply the body with oxygen and nutrients? A research team at the University of Basel ...

Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that links two fundamental processes ...

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a motor protein that walks on two legs, hauling urgent cargo from the center ...

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really a living organism – yet ...

KCL Department of Biophysics: glass and acetate slides ('quarter plates', 'whole plates' and 'half plates') relating to the work of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Biophysics Research Unit (KCL ...

KCL Department of Biophysics: glass and acetate slides ('quarter plates', 'whole plates' and 'half plates') relating to the work of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Biophysics Research Unit (KCL ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. A frequent challenge that graduate and undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, ...

From simplifying complex data in Excel to recovering unsaved Word documents and creating interactive PowerPoint presentations, this guide has something for everyone—whether you’re a seasoned user or ...

Physicians must be able to integrate knowledge across disciplines. Therefore, educators need to provide opportunities for students to cognitively integrate information across the medical school ...

Introduction Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has become the main type of HF worldwide. Although large randomised controlled studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects ...