A protein long associated with Alzheimer’s disease turns out to be essential for one of the brain’s most basic functions: ...

Just as balsamic vinegar and olive oil when sloshed together separate into distinct phases, phase separation of viscous droplets in the crowded belly of the cell can concentrate certain biomolecules ...

A team of scientists at the University of Seville has identified an essential process that protects DNA integrity in reproductive cells, providing new clues about how organisms avoid genetic defects ...

Recent research has observed that chemical modifications called phosphorylation of various proteins *1) in brain neurons dynamically regulates in controlling sleep and wakefulness. On the other hand, ...

Cascades of signals are transduced when, for example, a hormone meets its receptor, when one cell touches another, or when a lymphocyte contacts its cognate antigen. Many steps in these pathways ...

The infamous paired helical filaments (PHFs) of tau that sprawl across the brain in Alzheimer’s disease are the end products of a multiyear process. What drives tau to form these specific filaments in ...