From food to fuel: How leucine enhances mitochondrial energy production

Mitochondria are the small organelles that generate the energy our bodies need to grow, move, and stay healthy. As ...

The thymus hosts more 'cellular teachers' than we thought, study finds

A Czech scientist has contributed to understanding the function of the thymus—the training center of the immune system. T ...

Pathway provides new insight into how cilia on cell surfaces break down before division

In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...
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When Does Your Baby Develop a Brain?

Your baby’s brain continues to develop in the coming weeks, endowing him with a remarkable range of involuntary movements like stretching, yawning, and sucking by the end of the first trimester and ...

Novel molecular mechanisms shape neuron identity in retinal cells

A recent study led by Tiffany Schmidt, Ph.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology and of Neurobiology in the Weinberg ...