Why do our brains become more vulnerable to memory loss and disease as we get older? This question has challenged scientists ...

A killifish hatches in a temporary rain pool in southeastern Africa, grows up, grows old, and dies in roughly four to six ...

Every cell in your brain depends on ribosomes, tiny molecular machines that read genetic instructions and assemble the ...

Growing older affects every part of the body, including the brain. Many people notice changes in memory, concentration, and mental sharpness as they age. Scientists have long known that aging ...

Scientists have developed a powerful new technique that allows them to observe how individual cells manufacture proteins ...

Although the researchers did not create an entire cell that could function without a crucial building block, the findings ...

Researchers used high-tech imaging tools to create 3D images of SNOR — a previously unknown trigger that helps dormant cancer cells “wake up” — bound to a ribosome. Courtesy of University of Virginia.

Researchers CRISPR-Cas9 to prove schizophrenia risk gene ZNF804A regulates local protein translation and synaptic excitability.

Ribosomes are large molecular machines made of protein and RNA that build all proteins in the cell. Because protein production is extremely energy-intensive, cells rapidly reduce protein synthesis ...

Summary: Neurons are high-energy cells that must find ways to survive when nutrients are scarce. New research has discovered a fascinating survival mechanism: neurons pair up their protein factories ...

Cells rely on ribosomes to translate genetic messages into proteins, a job that underpins everything from metabolism to growth. Researchers have long believed that when ribosomes encounter an obstacle ...