Proteins are life's engines, powering processes like muscle movement, vision, and chemical reactions. Their environments-water, lipid membranes, or other condensed phases-are critical to their function, shaping their structure and interactions.

A research group led by Kazunobu Sawamoto, a professor at Nagoya City University and National Institute for Physiological Sciences, and Koya Kawase, a pediatric doctor at Nagoya City University Hospital,…

Scientists have shown that specialized cells involved in how the body responds to insulin are activated in the brain after exercise, suggesting that physical activity may directly improve brain function.

A research team at KAIST has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer development, metastasis, tissue differentiation from stem cells,…

According to a recent study, the tendency to experience positive affectivity contributed to people being physically active or even increasing their activity during the COVID-19 restrictions.

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) serve as key signaling molecules linking gut microbiota and host health. Microbially produced SCFAs in the colon are generally acknowledged for their beneficial effects on cardiometabolic…

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win.

The successful and safe delivery of therapeutics relies on understanding how easily drugs can pass through biological barriers which protect cells.

Researchers uncover how slow CAG repeat expansions in neurons drive Huntington’s disease over decades.

Researchers examine how social volunteering affects the social and emotional aspects of loneliness among older adults in China.