When cancer cells are physically squeezed, they mount an instant, high-energy defense by rushing mitochondria to the cell ...

The first full-length structures of two heat shock chaperone proteins in a complex reveal the key structural region ...

Some eukaryotes consist of a single cell; but most single-celled creatures are made of simpler cells which lack obvious ...

The prevalence of kidney disease has been increasing in Japan, with it now affecting one in eight adults, but developing effective treatment remains a challenge. The kidneys are among the most ...

Some cells, such as immune cells, are highly mobile—they constantly remodel their shape, migrate toward a wound that needs to be closed or chase down bacteria in the bloodstream. This mobility is ...

Inside nearly every cell of your body, the tiny F1 motor works non-stop to create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the universal ...

T cells are not able to create their cellular energy, called adenosine triphosphate or ATP, when they are inside a solid tumor. Now, researchers led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center may ...

French and Canadian scientists reactivate mitochondria energy in neurons and successfully restore memory in mice with symptoms of dementia.

Researchers have long believed that neurons rely on glucose nearly entirely for fuel. The brain’s enormous energy ...