Shanghai researchers have mapped regulatory 'switches' in brain-supporting astrocytes, leading to the discovery of a gene that can halt Alzheimer's progression in mice. The gene, Ferd3l, restored near ...

In recent decades, peptide research has expanded beyond classical endocrine and paracrine paradigms toward a more nuanced understanding of short peptides as informational entities with the potential ...

A wave of new studies has unveiled breakthroughs in understanding and manipulating molecular pathways that drive disease, from cancer spread and immune escape to brain signaling and protein targeting.

Advances in developmental neuroscience have fundamentally reshaped thinking about neural repair. Mechanisms that govern neuronal fate specification, brain ...

Benjamin tenOever harnesses microRNA circuits and viruses to advance xenotransplantation and develop treatments for rare ...

Cellular senescence is a key biological process characterized by cells irreversibly stopping their division, often triggered ...

Scientists have identified the molecular changes that occur in the brains of aging mice and located a hot spot where much of that damage is centralized. The cells in the area are also connected with ...

A key molecular dynamic could be the key to fighting tumors while allowing patients to still receive life-saving cell ...

When the liver fails, toxins—such as ammonia—that should be filtered from the blood build up and reach the brain. The result ...

The olfactory system is essential for most animals: it supports postnatal survival, detects environmental hazards and mediates emotional, social and nutritional behaviors.