New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...

Similar to a small cut that heals itself after a short time, individual cells in our body suffer "wounds" in their protective layer, the cell membrane, every day and have to repair them again.

Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in. Unlike ...

Our biceps and brain cells might have more in common than we believed. According to a new study from the Lippincott-Schwartz ...

Our biceps and our brain cells may have more in common than previously thought. New research led by the Lippincott-Schwartz ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

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 ...

"Impaired plasma membrane repair plays a crucial role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases, muscle degradation, and aging," says Dr. Raj. Looking ahead, she adds, "Our fundamental ...

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