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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relatively rare but very serious disease of the nervous system. A cure is not yet possible. ALS slowly destroys the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered new mechanisms underlying cellular adhesion and repair, findings that could inform the development of new therapeutics that boost cellular repair ...

A recent study published in EMBO Reports by researchers from Osaka University and Nara Medical University sheds light on a fundamental process within cells-microautophagy-that plays a crucial role in ...

Suda and colleagues explore the enduring consequences of plasma membrane injury in budding yeast and mammalian cells. Their findings highlight that membrane damage induces irreversible cell-cycle ...

The endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery is an evolutionarily conserved multisubunit protein complex that remodels cellular membranes. Beyond its classical role in ...

How many cells make up your body? It’s actually not all that easy to answer. But recently, scientists have made a pretty good effort. And their final count is…around 37.2 trillion. Taken together, you ...