The heartbeat is synonymous with life. It's one of the first essential functions to begin during development and to end at ...

Researchers have examined the early stages of heart development, showing how complex meshes of muscle grow to form a complex ...

It's no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones.

The glycocalyx surrounds each cell in the human body like a coat. This complex sugar layer plays a key role in the ...

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to ...

Challenge individuals or small groups create a dynamic movable model of the different organelles and cell structures that emulate the real movement, function, and dynamic nature of each structure. As ...

A new discovery by Van Andel Institute scientists reveals that glucose, an essential cellular fuel that powers immune cells, ...

Many microscopy techniques have won Nobel Prizes over the years. Advancements like cryo-ET that allow scientists to see the individual atoms of cells can reveal their biological functions.

Find out how vesicles function in the body and what the five main types of vesicle are. We also discuss how vesicles interact with other cells and pathogens.

Yale researchers and their colleagues in Hungary have discovered that cells in the hypothalamus — an area of the brain that controls functions like hunger and body temperature — play a major role in ...