Mitochondrial defects, however, are associated with the development of diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Patients who suffer from this disorder are unable to produce enough insulin or use the insulin ...

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 ...

Researchers have identified a unique mitochondrial process in CA2 neurons that supports learning, memory, and social recognition.

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function. Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function.

This adds to the growing body of work, from mouse and fly models, implicating lipid metabolism in neurodegeneration, particularly AD,” Amita Sehgal, Perelman School of Medici ...

Several faculty at the University of California, Davis, are among the recipients of presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring and research announced by the White House Jan. 13 and 14. The ...

Microtubules are cylindrical ... and mediate crucial cellular functions including formation of the mitotic spindle that segregates chromosomes during cell division and intracellular trafficking.

These little blobs inside living cells now appear to feature across all domains of the living world and are “connected to just about every aspect of cellular function,” says biophysical ...

Ubisoft is apparently endeavoring to work with Tencent to bring forth new ventures, one of which is the rumored Splinter Cell Remake. During an address, Guillemot confirmed numerous titles were in ...

Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that helps to stabilize the structure of neurons, specifically by supporting microtubules, cylindrical structures that contribute to cell motility ...