A collaborative French–Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing.

Type 2 diabetes medications, such as sulfonylureas, have been a mainstay of treating the disease since they came on the ...

Swiss team has uncovered a new role for astrocytes in brain computation. Using advanced microscopy, researchers found that ...

PhD defence: Tangled yet in tune: Orchestrating the dynamics of microtubules, vimentin and endoplasmic reticulum PLEASE NOTE: If a candidate gives a layman's talk, the livestream will start fifteen ...

Cancer cells are pretty bold and clever—they hijack cellular survival and healing processes in order to fuel their growth, ...

Before a chain of amino acids can become an active and useful protein, it must be processed and folded into the appropriate ...

Cancer cells are pretty bold and clever - they highjack cellular survival and healing processes in order to fuel their grow, ...

Before a chain of amino acids can become an active and useful protein, it must be processed and folded into the appropriate conformation. Much of this ...

Secretion involves the release of proteins and other macromolecules by a cell. In eukaryotic cells, proteins synthesised at the ER are transported to the Golgi, where they are packaged into vesicles, ...

In preclinical models, rat insulinoma‑derived beta‑cell line INS‑1 (INS‑1) cells and mouse islets showed rapid, robust Viperin induction after cytokine exposure.