Photoreceptors are specialized cells in the eye that convert light energy into neural signals. Several diseases that cause irreversible vision loss, including age-related macular degeneration, ...

Researchers found that the cells of young adults with depression overproduce energy while resting but struggle to respond to ...

One of the most widely accepted models for how cells remember their identity may be incorrect. This is shown in a new study ...

Pancreatic cancer cells can regulate their tolerance to chemotherapy depending on what they detect in their surroundings, according to NYU Langone researchers. With that, it’s unlikely that a single ...

Respiratory viruses, such as the flu and COVID-19, may be able to “wake up” dormant cancer cells in patients who have a history of cancer, according to a new study. Researchers tested this hypothesis ...

By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell—from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell ...

A lipid hidden within cells called phosphatidylserine reveals how the body initiates the removal of threats and cellular debris.

Errors in chromosome segregation cause more than 80% of early human embryos to contain cells with an incorrect number of chromosomes, a phenomenon called aneuploidy. While aneuploid cells are normally ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...

An enigmatic type of circulating tumor cell called a dual-positive (DP) cell is associated with shorter survival time in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to a study led by investigators ...