In the battle against type 1 diabetes (T1D), one researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is leading a ...

For the first time, scientists have answered a longstanding question in cell biology about a partnership of proteins called the "KICSTOR-GATOR1 complex" which operate as a control system inside our ...

Activated T cells that carry a certain marker protein on their surface are controlled by natural killer (NK) cells, another cell type of the immune system. In this way, the body presumably curbs ...

Discovery of efficient anti-cancer drugs and drug combinations is essential for therapy success. Therefore, it is crucial that new methods for efficient drug efficacy testing are developed to support ...

Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...

Randomness inside cells can decide whether a cancer returns after chemotherapy or whether an infection survives antibiotics.

How does a cell know when it’s been damaged? A molecular alarm, set off by mutated RNA and colliding ribosomes, signals danger. When the sun shines on your skin, what does it hit? When it causes a ...