The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, and recycle their contents. It's ...

Imagine you open up the hood of your car and take a look inside. You see an engine, the battery, various fluid reservoirs; all the normal stuff… and then it catches your eye. An extra component, never ...

Imagine that you want to know the plot of a movie, but you only have access to either the visuals or the sound. With visuals ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders ...

Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of astrocytes, the star-shaped brain cells located in the striatum, ...

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells in the striatum, are key players in how obesity alters brain ...

Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of astrocytes, the star-shaped brain cells located in the striatum, ...