From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop ...

When a cell receives a message from outside, it generates a molecule called cyclic AMP (cAMP) to relay this message. To ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - Interrupting one function of a protein that plays a key role in cell signaling could ...

Targeting receptors for erythropoietin on dendritic cells may be a viable strategy for treating MS and other diseases, ...

From small ions to large molecules, cellular gates control what can pass in and out of cells. But how one such gate, called ...

New research shows that neurons can stabilize their signaling using a fast, physical mechanism — not the electrical activity ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies, with survival rates remaining dismally low despite major advances in oncology. One of the key reasons lies in the disease's unique fibrotic ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease in which healthy lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue.

Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have discovered why a powerful cancer-causing gene mutation rarely appears in ...