Once you inhale the virus, it travels into your lungs and lands on the cells lining your airways. These cells are like tiny fortified castles, each surrounded by a flexible but protective barrier ...

Sepsis-induced immune dysfunction is a major contributor to high mortality rates in septic patients. Recent findings shed light on the role of nuclear ...

Sepsis-induced immune dysfunction is a major contributor to high mortality rates in septic patients. Recent findings shed light on the role of ...

A further understanding of the organelle could pave the way for better treatment of genetic and neurodegenerative diseases.

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the realm of human cell biology. Through the use of cryo-electron ...

Coronary artery disease is characterized by chronic immune‐inflammation, excessive endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and platelet hyperactivity; however, whether there is a signaling hub linking ...

In lab-grown nerve cells from ALS patients, the compound helped the cells produce more energy and eased stress in the protein-processing center of the cell called the endoplasmic reticulum.

Prolonged exposure to corticosteroids (CORTs) triggers depression and anxiety symptoms either endogenously or exogenously via stimulating endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). The study assessed the ...

The first clue about the possible connection between brain and muscle cells came when Janelia scientists noticed something strange about the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER—the membranous sheets ...