Researchers at UC San Diego have developed SMART, a software package capable of realistically simulating cell-signaling networks. This tool, tested across various biological systems, enhances the unde ...

Millions of people take metformin, a Type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar. The "wonder drug" has also been shown to slow cancer growth, improve COVID outcomes and reduce inflammation.

Researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa have discovered that a virus, FloV-SA2, encodes one of the proteins needed ...

Thanks to a few scientific principles, macerating fresh berries in sugar or a sugary liquid can create the sweetest, most ...

You've got a lot to consider when searching for the best cell phone plan, whether it's what kind of coverage you can expect or what kind of perks come with your plan. But the main question I wind ...

Advanced Membrane Research Lab, Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand 247667, India Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, ...

A precancerous cell is a cell with certain abnormalities that makes it more likely to become cancerous. These abnormalities don't mean that it will become cancer—in fact, most don't—but the diagnosis ...

Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a molecular sense. Neurons have historically been the cell most associated with memory. But far outside the brain, kidney cells can also store ...

"But having both a bilayer-forming lipid, which provides the basic structure for the cell membrane, and a non-bilayer-forming lipid, such as cholesterol, which adds stability, seems to be a ...

Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do 24341, Republic of Korea Department of Integrative Engineering for Hydrogen Safety, Kangwon National University, ...

Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults. By Carl Zimmer Shortly after conception, a fertilized egg divides ...