By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.

New research details the subcellular structures in neurons that enable signals to be transmitted from where they are received at specific sites on dendrites to the decision-making cell body located ...

Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...

A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

New York on Friday ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after ...

As bird flu spread among animals soars in the United States, hospitals are being told to proactively screen for potential ...