Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell's "power plants." These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP—the cell's ...

Using new super-resolution microscopes, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Pennsylvania have for the first time observed electrical charge and discharge ...

Tumors are stressful places for cancer-fighting immune cells. Low oxygen, high acid levels, and other stressors put strain on ...

A new study focused on the immune system's Th17 cells suggests that the shape and function of their mitochondria (the powerhouse of cells) is important in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, such ...

Mitochondria are cellular organelles that play an important role in making ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the molecular fuel ...

New research published in Immunity by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that, in mice, the toxic tumor ...

The researchers analyzed physiological data collected in space from mice, mammalian cell lines, and 59 astronauts. All of these data had been deposited in NASA’s open-source GeneLab database. These ...

Researchers have discovered a potentially powerful weapon in the fight against head and neck cancers. The new drug, still in ...

Scientists have discovered stress-sensitive proteins In skin biopsy-derived cells that could act as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.