During lactation, the mammary gland undergoes significant structural and functional changes to produce milk, which is ...

For their survival, developing neurons depend on a wide variety of neurotrophic factors, produced either by their target tissue or by other neighbouring cell types (reviewed in ref. 1). These factors ...

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, are characterized by progressive decline in cognitive function and neuronal ...

WHEN YOU’RE SEXUALLY excited, dopamine surges through your brain’s reward pathways. Then there's a natural and fairly abrupt ...

Lipids are increasingly recognized as dynamic signaling molecules with pivotal roles in the regulation of immune responses. Alterations in lipid metabolism ...

The 19 Wnt proteins found in humans are part of a larger superfamily of proteins that are also found in Archaea and Bacteria.

Discover a study exploring how isotretinoin alters inflammatory cytokines in acne patients, offering new insights into its ...

A new tool greatly improves scientists' ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells, ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

IGF2BP3 links cancer metabolism and RNA control, offering a potential new therapeutic target for blocking leukemia cell growth.

Freshness is central to the nutritional and sensory quality of vegetables, yet the conditions of storage and packaging can ...