Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.
Cancer cells are subjected to high mechanical pressure that leads to a rupture of the nuclear envelope when migrating through ...
Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...
Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...
Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their ...
The award will allow researchers to investigate how physical forces influence the way cells move, grow, divide and respond to their surroundings, particularly in the context of diseases like cancer.
Sucralose, the sugar substitute in many diet products, may weaken cancer immunotherapy by altering gut bacteria and reducing arginine levels needed for immune cells. But supplementation with arginine ...
The discovery of a defensive mechanism could help stop cancer before it spreads. Cancer cells rapidly increase their energy output when physically squeezed, according to a study in Nature ...
Massachusetts lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would ban cellphone use in schools across the state. Several towns have already come up with their own ways to limit phone use in school. Two of them ...
As the new school year begins, students in the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District are adjusting to a new cell phone ban, which aims to enhance learning. Although the district's velcro ...