Biological processes that govern our lives are many, intertwined, and often difficult to understand. They involve countless ...

Mutations in the GNAO1 gene are a well-known cause of severe neurodevelopmental disorders, most often associated with early-onset epilepsy, movement problems, and developmental delay. However, the ...

Innovative Trial Design to Directly Measure Microvascular Functional Effects of Inhaled Therapy at the Capillary level of Pulmonary Hypertension Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (PH-ILD) ...

Munich, Germany, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- smartbax, a biotech company developing next-generation antibiotics against ...

To be effective, lipids must be transported from where they are produced to where they are needed. Unlike proteins, they do not like water and therefore cannot move freely in the aqueous environment ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded earlier this month to immunologists Mary E. Brunkow (Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle), Fred Ramsdell (Sonoma Biotherapeutics, San ...

Ion channels are integral membrane proteins that regulate the passage of ions across cell membranes, thereby shaping processes as diverse as neuronal signaling, muscle contraction, and hormone ...

Cell membranes cradle, protect, and gatekeep living cells. Membranes can even affect how a cell behaves. But membranes' own erratic behavior has puzzled scientists for years. Turns out, it's all about ...

The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited diseases. The organelle, a type of specialized structure, has been dubbed a ...

A team of researchers studied the properties of membranes to understand how these cellular structures influenced the chemistry of life on Earth as it began. How life arose remains a looming question ...

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