As we age, we don't recover from injury or illness like we did when we were young. But new research from UCSF has found gene ...

Peptides have emerged as critical tools in the investigation of physiological homeostasis, specifically in how biological systems manage energy substrates and recover from physical trauma. By ...

Regulation of GPCR signaling by RGS12. The Gβγ heterodimer serves to couple Gα to the receptor and to inhibit its spontaneous release of GDP. Genes & Diseases publishes rigorously peer-reviewed and ...

A study by the team of Prof. Kodi Ravichandran (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) and colleagues found that pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death traditionally thought to be purely ...

Cell and tissue biology is currently in an exciting era. Techniques for analyzing cells, such as spatial biology, live-cell imaging and single-cell sequencing are advancing at a dramatic pace, ...

When surgeons repair tissues, they're currently limited to mechanical solutions such as sutures and staples, which can cause their own damage, or meshes and glues that may not adequately bond with ...

The skin and muscles frequently encounter injuries; while the skin forms a protective barrier against external insults, muscles can strain on stretching. 1,2 Both tissues possess an elaborate repair ...