Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) is an intriguing neuropeptide with a wide range of potential biological impacts, primarily hypothesized in tissues, cells, and internal systems. Since its discovery ...
Epigenetic changes from obesity persist after weight loss, altering fat cell function and increasing the risk of weight ...
Circular RNA (circRNA) is gaining increasing attention due to its stable structure, its role in gene regulation, and more recently, its involvement in regulatory circuits mediated by other non-coding ...
From early development to old age, cell death is a part of life. Without enough of a critical type of cell death known as ...
We all start our lives as symmetric balls of cells. In humans, during the first few weeks after fertilization, embryonic cells undergo several rounds of division, increasing their mass. Then comes ...
Brisa Aschebrook-Kilfoy, Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UChicago, is an expert in conducting environmental exposure assessments. She is actively leading efforts to build resources to study ...
Researchers at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine say T-cell dysfunction is leading to an increased risk of cancer ...
Long-lasting changes to the cells’ epigenome are linked to a decline in their function. Even after drastic weight loss, the ...
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin discovered important information about an enzyme that can protect cells ...