We’re just beginning to decode this faint optical “signature of life” and what it could reveal about health, disease, and the ...

Scientists at Feinberg are reshaping scientific understanding of the cell's tiniest components—structures once thought to be static, now revealed to be dynamic engines of cellular life. As they probe ...

Animal cells are far more than simple biological units—they’re dynamic, adaptive, and packed with intricate structures that keep life running. From their flexible membranes to their electrical ...

Inside every human cell, a molecular machine quietly shreds damaged proteins to keep life running smoothly. Researchers have now shown that this same machine also forges tiny antibiotic fragments that ...

A hidden structure inside the cell is rewriting how scientists understand leukemia. Beneath the microscope, what looked like disorder turned out to follow a simple physical rule – one that connects ...

The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is a vicious trespasser, hiding within the cells that line the gut and causing intestinal damage. "Cryptosporidium infections can be life-threatening, ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) impacts nearly two million Americans, and by the time most people learn they have it, most of the body's insulin-producing cells are destroyed. Now, pinpointing a hidden group of ...

Inside our bones, an extraordinary process is taking place every moment of every day. Deep within the soft tissue known as bone marrow, the body continuously produces millions of new blood cells.

Nearly two million Americans are affected by type 1 diabetes. Diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce enough insulin to breakdown sugar or glucose. As a result, patients have high blood pressure ...