A new study may overturn the century-old understanding of how neurons are shaped—but not everyone is on board.

What are the mechanisms that enable nerve cells to function? In pursuing this question ... they specifically fold in areas of their membrane. This also regulates the composition of the cell membrane ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about the mechanism behind cancer progression. Researchers explored the influence the mechanical stiffening of the tumor cell's environment may have on the ...

A new role has been uncovered for a cell's own RNA in fending off attacks by RNA viruses. Some of the cell's RNA molecules, researchers found, help regulate antiviral signaling. These signals are part ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that a protein which mediates the transport of alkali metal ions, ...