The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

A new Dartmouth study opens new avenues for understanding—and potentially manipulating—how cells decide to live or die.

Until recently, few outside the specialised world of ageing science had ever heard of senescent cells, the so-called “zombie cells”. These cells are located in organs and tissues throughout our bodies ...

Only 1 in 3 patients in an ER for sickle cell crisis receive opioid painkillers within the first hour as treatment guidelines recommend, researchers reported Saturday in Orlando at an American Society ...

University of California San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell will be presented the Nobel Prize by the King of Sweden on Dec. 10 in Stockholm, Sweden. But getting the news about the life-changing award ...

Bedford ‘s Nicole Steele, a biochemistry and molecular biology major at Clark University, is part of a team working with the ...

The study also looked at how microplastics might make Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s worse. For Alzheimer’s, they may increase ...

A new study has revealed microplastics found in common household items could be fuelling neurodegenerative diseases.

A new study reveals five mechanisms by which microplastics can trigger inflammation and cause damage in the brain.

Microplastics could be fueling neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, with a new study highlighting five ways microplastics can trigger inflammation and damage in the brain.

All cells need to sense and respond to their environment, to know when to activate genes, build proteins, and carry out their ...

Biochemistry has been a core component of Purdue University and the College of Agriculture since 1934. Our graduate students experience a rigorous and creative research environment in which they can ...