Other cells, such as glial cells, support the function of neurons. Neuroscience has often painted glial cells as the glue ...

A new study identifies an extreme but effective way that brain immune cells can prevent the parasite Toxoplasma gondii from spreading: they kill themselves to eliminate the dangerous microbes they ...

Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cellular mechanisms that cause immune cells to differentiate and ultimately lose function during viral infection, findings that could improve ...

Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a ...

After a long trail race, some of your red blood cells may not bend the way they should. That matters because red blood cells have a tight job description.

Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move remain unclear. Research published in the Biophysical Journal shows that ...

Learn more about the impact ultramarathon running has on red blood cells and how it may do more harm than good for the body.

Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that drives the death of inner ear hair cells, the tiny sensory ...