When a person falls and gets a cut or a scrape, they often use hydrogen peroxide to clean the wound. This molecular compound ...

Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, mitochondria in our cells churn out energy from the food we eat, which keeps our ...

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Scientists who worked out how to control brain cells with light have won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

A UMBC-led team has revealed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses a two-protein switch, BqsS and BqsR, to sense iron inside and ...

A new review proposes that the ratio of monounsaturated to polyunsaturated membrane phospholipids acts as a tunable rheostat ...

Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins and other harmful substances out. Yet these protective cells are constantly exposed to threats, including microbial ...

The prize goes to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel for their discoveries concerning light-activated ion channels. The medical ...

Technology for Controlling Neural Activity with Light—Discoveries Supporting Optogenetics and Beyond (2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine)Hello, this is makokon. On October 5, 2026, Karl ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common culprit in hospital-acquired bacterial infections and is growing more resistant to antibiotics. New findings from ...

Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel discovered channelrhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein in single-celled algae. Blue light opens the protein channel, letting ions flow inside to create an electrical ...

How Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 winners used a light-sensitive algal protein to transform brain research, and ...