Northwestern Medicine scientists have zeroed in on a cellular gatekeeper that may hold promise for treating abnormal protein ...

Microorganisms live in biofilms - the equivalent of microbial "cities"- everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect and house microbial communities and play essential roles in enabling ...

The kidney's proximal tubule reabsorbs water, glucose, ions and other small molecules from the urine and thus maintains the ...

If we can fully map the structure of our brains, will we be able to understand how they work? That is the goal of researchers attempting to build a wiring diagram, or connectome, of our neural ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) is a key regulator of cytoskeletal dynamics and neuronal function. It stabilizes microtubules, shapes dendrites, influences synaptic plasticity, and regulates ...

Then-NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro speaking at the 40th Space Symposium April 8. Credit: Tom Kimmell Photography WASHINGTON — NASA’s acting administrator expects to decide on a new “top-level” ...

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...

1 Institute of Future Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China 2 Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Cell polarity is a fundamental ...

Red blood cells transport oxygen throughout your body, including to vital organs and tissues. They also help your body get rid of carbon dioxide. Too little or too many red blood cells may be ...