Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids, but ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a previously unknown connection between two fundamental cellular processes, ...

Recent research has identified a specific biological mechanism that may explain why females experience more severe ...

Scientists have long been trying to tease apart hepatitis A virus, to understand its inner workings and how it functions in the human body. Infectious disease researchers have discovered that a little ...

Protein indirectly contributes to your daily energy levels. However, the body typically relies on carbohydrates as its ...

A comprehensive mini-review published today after peer review in Brain Medicine by Dr. Tao Ma and colleagues at Wake Forest ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that causes human cell membranes to break open in a form of inflammatory programmed cell death called necroptosis. Their ...

Chronic diseases such as diabetes are on the rise and are costly and challenging to treat. Scientists have discovered a common denominator driving these diverse diseases, which may prove to be a ...

Enzymes are the molecular machines that power life; they build and break down molecules, copy DNA, digest food, and drive ...