Higher activity of PGC-1α enables brown fat cells in females to achieve thermogenic activity and energy expenditure compared ...

Microbes are known for their remarkable survival abilities. And now, scientists have discovered another remarkable trait: Turning cement into an electricity storage device.

Steven McKnight and Dirk Görlich received the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for their work on the role of ...

Molecularly engineered ultrathin films enhance efficiency and stability in perovskite solar cells by aligning energy levels ...

Resistant to most antifungal drugs, the yeast Candidozyma auris is spreading globally and has caused recent outbreaks in US ...

Using a specialized lab technique, scientists identified early cellular changes that may help drive lung scarring in ...

Researchers have described a large set of previously unrecognized enzymatic domains – named the Lipocone superfamily – and outlined their evolutionary pathway from bacterial defense molecules to key ...

Might the secret to making it through deep space lie in how our own cells take a nap or don’t? A new generation of studies has found that in microgravity and the radiation-heavy environment of low ...

Subhash Pandey and other researchers at UIC's Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics will continue their work on how long-term alcohol use affects the structure and function of brain cells. Pandey ...

Researchers have described a large set of previously unrecognized enzymatic domains—named the Lipocone superfamily—and outlined their evolutionary pathway from bacterial defense molecules to key ...

The molecule Wnt, which plays a role in cell communication during human development, evolved from a superfamily with a shared lipid-modifying mechanism originally involved in bacterial defence and ...

Researchers build anthrobots from human airway cells that self-assemble, move, self-heal, and reverse aging markers, offering ...