Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and ...

Fluorescence microscopy reveals cellular morphology and dynamics in remarkable detail, but achieving clear visualization at fast acquisition rates remains a challenge. A fundamental trade-off between ...

Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

A new study reveals that age-related changes in the gut microbiota directly impair intestinal stem cell (ISC) function and that restoring a youthful microbial environment can reverse this decline.

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections. A neuron extends an axon to make contact with other ...

A new study provides a detailed look at how the psychedelic compound psilocin acts on specific neurons within the brain. The research suggests that psilocin directly excites a particular population of ...