These miRNAs are mainly expressed in muscle tissues and appear to repress the ... For instance, miR-133 could decide the cell commitment between brown adipocytes and myocytes by targeting Prdm16, ...

The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

A protein called B cell lymphoma 6 could be key to maintaining healthy muscle mass and potentially could be used to combat ...

While many of us lose our resolve within a couple of weeks, those who maintain their commitment to a healthier lifestyle may ...

Bone-marrow-derived multipotent progenitor stromal cells — or mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) — are the common predecessors of cells of the mesenchymal lineage, such as bone, cartilage and fat ...

Luís Beck-da-Silva, MD; Adolfo de Bold, PhD, FRSC; Ross A. Davies, MD, FRCPC; Benjamin J.W. Chow, MD, FRCPC; Terrence D. Ruddy, MD, FRCPC; Margaret Fraser, RN ...

Cell signalling is the mechanism by which stimuli are transmitted via a signalling cascade to effector molecules that orchestrate the appropriate response. Types of cell signalling pathways ...