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Researchers working to understand and develop better therapies for diseases like HIV, cancer, and Parkinson’s have more power than ev

Chantell Evans, PhD, assistant professor of cell biology, has been named a 2025 McKnight Scholar Award recipient in recognition of her pioneering research into the molecular mechanisms of neuronal mitophagy — a process critical to maintaining neuronal health.

Researchers in the Yokoyama lab, in collaboration with the Boal lab at Penn State University, have uncovered a surprising chemical reaction that cou

Researchers have discovered for the first time that a particular protein plays a crucial role in the development of a normal placenta in the early stages of pregnancy. Learning more more about the protein, PIEZ01, and its role in pregnancy could pave the way for preventing unexplained miscarriages, preeclampsia, or fetal growth restriction.

A new algorithm could help researchers better predict how molecules bind to proteins —an essential step in designing more effective drugs to treat a wide range of diseases.

In research published in the journal Science Advances, Lucia Strader, PhD, and researchers at Washington University showed how interaction of specific proteins with molecular “motors” contribute to functions that help plants respond to stress.

Blanche Capel, PhD, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Edwin G.

Research from the lab of Staci Bilbo, PhD, adds to a growing body of work showing the brain doesn’t develop on its own.

A multidisciplinary team from biochemistry, anesthesiology, and chemistry is developing a promising new approach to pain management using adenosine, a naturally occurring compound in the human body that can help regulate pain, inflammation and seizure activity.

A bustling metropolis of bacteria lives in our guts, and the chemical compounds they produce may influence how we age.