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 ...

Now, new research by Penn State scientists has revealed this vital process may be governed by a previously unknown molecular ...

Ketone bodies are not just about energy. These metabolites are powerful signaling molecules that have profound effects on the proteome and protein quality control in the brain. Scientists, working in ...

Cell signaling is crucial for cells to communicate and function correctly. Disruptions in these pathways, caused by genetic mutations or environmental factors, can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, ...

Breast cancer is the second highest diagnosed cancer in women in the US and, as of 2020, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. 1 In 15–20 percent of these cases, the growth factor ...

(a) Disease progression can be classified into three states: the normal stage, pre-disease stage and disease stage, with the pre-disease stage representing a critical threshold just before the onset ...

Complex sugar-protein molecules that sense external messages to help a cell grow or respond to its environment can now be tracked and analyzed, using a Nobel Prize-winning chemistry technique. A ...

Researchers demonstrated that encapsulating molecules in cucurbit[7]uril enhances single-molecule SERS reliability. The ...