Obesity is not a single disease. New research shows distinct biological phenotypes that explain why weight gain and treatment ...

Cancer drug resistance is the devastating reason that treatments fail and cancers metastasize, spreading to distant sites ...

Interrupting one function of a protein that plays a key role in cell signaling could enable the development of new cancer ...

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, ...

Researchers identify GRIN2A as a rare single-gene cause of early psychiatric disorders, with symptoms often beginning in ...

A tissue section from a mouse model of lung metastasis showing cancer cells (green) that have attracted and activated fibroblasts (red) to support the growth of a metastatic tumor. Image: Massagué Lab ...

Microtubules perform an active role in communication within the cell by transmitting received signals to the cell's ...

Using newly generated 'optogenetic' tobacco plants, research teams have investigated how plants process external signals. When it comes to survival, plants have a huge disadvantage compared to many ...

A large, multi-institution study led by a Brown University physician-scientist could have important implications for the ...