In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur together. A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, published in Cell, ...

After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres—the protective ...

A high-speed “zap-and-freeze” method is giving scientists their clearest view yet of how brain cells send messages. By ...

When two cells "talk" to each other, they often do so through tiny channels called electrical synapses. Unlike chemical ...