Can eating fat be good for us? Some fatty acid molecules actually play a crucial role in maintaining our health and cellular functions. By the early twentieth century, scientists and doctors widely ...

Drug developers are racing to design molecules that coax our cells into burning more energy even when we are sitting still, ...

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...

Scientists from the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Faculty of ...

Scientists have discovered a remarkable way to destroy cancer cells. A study published last year found stimulating aminocyanine molecules with near-infrared light caused them to vibrate in sync, ...

RIKEN researchers have discovered how right-handed molecules in our cells can give rise to cells that are not symmetrical ...

Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells ...

Researchers have determined that condensates are electrically charged droplets that can induce voltage changes across the ...

For the first time, researchers have been able to show how a cell closes the door to free radicals—small oxygen molecules ...

While our cells are performing some important, basic functions, they can generate compounds known as reactive oxygen species ...