Innate immune sensors—known as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs)—detect specific molecular components of bacterial or ...

Innate immune sensors – known as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) – detect specific molecular components of bacterial or viral intruders. The PRRs ...

Herpes simplex virus partially liquifies the tightly packed, gel-like interior of human cell nuclei to copy itself faster, a new study shows.

For decades, the basics of plant growth have been taught in grade school: Plants make their food out of water from the soil, light from the sun and carbon dioxide from the air in a process called ...

Oxygen is critical to life. When levels of oxygen change, it can have immediate and lasting impacts on a person's health.

Researchers from the MPI of Biochemistry and the Technical University of Munich have discovered new diagnostic markers for multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects 3 million people worldwide.

On the occasion of Rare Disease Day, the Biofisika Institute (CSIC, EHU) presents the progress of a project aimed at understanding the molecular origin of CTNNB1 neurodevelopmental syndrome, a rare ...

Can anti-aging supplements really support longevity while also helping cancer grow Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that explains this paradox Polyamines like spermidine are known for ...

Utah has confirmed 300 measles cases in an ongoing outbreak, with the virus now spreading in Salt Lake County and new ...

Libya has become the latest country to eliminate the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.

During mammalian reproduction, millions of sperm undertake a journey that only one will finish. This journey to fertilization has been commonly viewed as a race: a sea of sperm competing to get to the ...

More than 52% of Americans turn to ChatGPT when experiencing concerning medical symptoms, according to a new report from The Mesothelioma Center. The organization surveyed 750 U.S. adults and more ...