Scientists discovered a key molecular switch to keep neurons healthy by controlling the disassembly and assembly of their ...

Leishmaniasis belongs to the class of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that particularly affect people in the poorest ...

Researchers present novel therapeutics that rejuvenate a previously undruggable mitochondrial regulator of aging through a new mode of enzyme activation. Leveraging a newly identified biophysical ...

Scientists have identified the role an enzyme, crucial to the body’s metabolism, plays in the development of kidney disease, opening the door to new methods of prevention and treatment of this ...

Living cells contain a world of complex parts, which are constantly in motion. Many functions of these parts are still not fully understood, but likely harbor answers to many of our questions about ...

It turns out that a gene called LTR5Hs activates a gene that affects the growth of an embryo and the proliferation of stem cells.

The Nobel Prize winner in Medicine is investigating genetic changes that could have given our species a competitive advantage ...