Autophagy, the cell’s recycling system, may be responsible for the health benefits of exercise.
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Autophagy, the cell’s recycling system, may be responsible for the health benefits of exercise.
Proteins that appear before patients show symptoms of the disease could offer clues to the disease process.
Brain imaging and gene analyses in twins reveal that white matter integrity is linked to an iron homeostasis gene.
Certain skin-residing immune cells may—under specific conditions—play a direct role in initiating skin cancer after exposure to environmental toxins.
The Scientist recounts the year’s top science prize winners and top-notch scientists that passed away.
Scientists have found a way to reactivate a gene in mice that is silenced in a neurodevelopmental disorder called Angelman syndrome.
For nematode worms, a bigger stress response means a healthier, longer life, but fewer babies.
Some of the highlights from this year’s American Society for Cell Biology meeting, held earlier this week
For honeybees, there’s no place like home. And every year, they must find a new one. Now, a study publishing today (December 8) in Science suggests that the honeybee swarms use inhibitory signals when house-hunting, paralleling the human brain’s deci
Researchers use optogenetics to reverse drug-induced brain and behavioral changes.