Mitochondria don’t just generate energy—they also carefully organize their own DNA in a surprisingly elegant way. Scientists have discovered that a long-overlooked phenomenon called “mitochondrial ...

In the past several years, Rockefeller University's Kivanç Birsoy and his team in the Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...

Intracellular transport is a vital process that allows cells to move proteins and other molecules to specific locations. This ...

A new study raises important questions about widely used NAD+ supplements, suggesting that compounds often taken to boost ...

Chloride ions, best known for helping cells maintain fluid balance and electrical stability, may also play a more direct role ...

The brain is the body's command center, and neurons are the workhorses that carry out its commands. They transmit signals ...

Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, may present as one or both eyes looking red and becoming irritated. Other symptoms can include discharge, increased tearing, and crusting. ”Pink eye” is the nonclinical ...