Down syndrome is caused by an error in cell division during development. Individuals receive three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the typical two copies, resulting in duplicates of the genes ...

Some cells, such as immune cells, are highly mobile—they constantly remodel their shape, migrate toward a wound that needs to be closed or chase down bacteria in the bloodstream. This mobility is ...

Scientists from Oxford's Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet of how DNA folds and ...

Biomedical research typically follows a familiar path: developing treatments that block, enhance or mutate certain signaling ...

It's no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones.

When exposed to cold, the human body quickly switches into survival mode. It prioritizes heat retention and protecting vital ...

A hidden structure inside the cell is rewriting how scientists understand leukemia. Beneath the microscope, what looked like ...

To make the therapy safer and more adaptable, UChicago researchers developed a new “split” system called GA1CAR. This uses ...

Scientists have discovered how the amino acid leucine boosts the body’s energy production by protecting key mitochondrial proteins from breaking down. This process allows mitochondria, the cell’s ...

Glycans are important complex carbohydrates found on cell surfaces that serve crucial roles in cell-to-cell communication, structure, and protection.