As we age, the muscles we rely on for daily activities tend to become less reliable. With enough decline, even normal ...

At European XFEL, researchers have observed in detail how the vital iron protein ferritin makes its way in highly dense ...

A new study identifies a biological process that empowers specific brain cells to eliminate harmful proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. By increasing the levels of a specific regulatory ...

A new tool developed by Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research and the University of Bonn makes spatial ...

A doctor's viral remark linking Covid virus and vaccine spike protein to a rise in rare cancers has triggered concern. But ...

Observing proteins with precision in living cells has been a challenge for researchers across various disciplines. Now, Stefan Kubicek, PhD, and his team at CEMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine ...

Mice lacking the extracellular matrix protein tenascin-C showed a reduced ability to repair muscular damage compared to controls.

Protein degradation in the cell can be carried out by an enzyme complex called the proteasome. Writing in Nature, Goldberg et al. 1 reveal that the proteasome is more than just a protein-degradation ...

A team from the Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has developed an innovative ...

Scientists discovered a role played by ribosomes during the folding of new proteins in cells. Scientists at UCL have discovered a novel role played by ribosomes during the folding of new proteins in ...

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding how fat cells grow in size, in response to accommodating larger ...