Proteins control most of the body's functions, and their malfunction can have severe consequences, such as neurodegenerative diseases or cancer. Therefore, cells have mechanisms in place to control ...

Proteins control most of the body's functions, and their malfunction can have severe consequences, such as neurodegenerative ...

A research team led by Associate Professor Hidetoshi Sakurai and Researcher Nana Takenaka-Ninagawa recently demonstrated the ...

This important study shows that sound exposure enhances drug delivery to the cochlea via outer hair cell electromotility acting as a "fluid pump". Although others have proposed that electromotility ...

Epigenetic, bioelectromic, synaptic, and senolytic interventions could rejuvenate cells and counter the effects of aging.

The long-non-coding RNA aal1 (ageing-associated lncRNA) promotes the longevity of non-dividing cells likely by attenuating ...

Brains are bewilderingly complicated systems of connections between neurons. Mapping those connections is an important step ...

A quick swab of your cheek might one day reveal how long you have left to live. Researchers have discovered that a DNA test ...

This new genome-edited rat model of Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) develops progressive heart failure with reduced ejection ...

Engineers have discovered a simple and inexpensive means of directing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the revolutionary molecules that delivered the COVID-19 vaccines, to target specific tissues, ...

Penn Engineers have discovered a novel means of directing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the revolutionary molecules that delivered the COVID-19 vaccines, to target specific tissues, presaging a new era ...