Scientists at Feinberg are reshaping scientific understanding of the cell's tiniest components—structures once thought to be ...

When injured, cells have well-regulated responses to promote healing. These include a long-studied self-destruction process that cleans up dead and damaged cells as well as a more recently identified ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into how intercellular "glue" functions to enable interactions between cells, as detailed in a study published in Nature Communications.

Forces generated by cells and their surroundings are essential regulators of cell adhesion, signaling function and development. In turn, cells sense and adapt to mechanical stress which influences ...

Cells degrade components that are no longer needed through autophagy. New results show that a weak molecular interaction is essential for this process. By modifying this interaction, it is possible to ...