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Insights into the fundamental process of how the heart is formed offer new hope for treating heart disease. The findings focus on long, thin, channels of membranes – called Tunneling Nanotube-Like Structures - that connect cells together.

Researchers find that tumor stem cells became less able to proliferate and invade tissues when gene editing blocked the production of the prion protein; the results suggest that the molecule could be a therapeutic target.

Researchers uncover new insights into the molecular mechanisms of ADAR1, a protein that regulates RNA-induced immune responses. Their findings could open new pathways for treating autoimmune diseases and enhancing cancer immunotherapy.

Researchers discovered that Zika virus constructs nanotubes to transport infection across the placental barrier undetected. The viral protein NS1 triggers this process, allowing Zika to spread while evading immune defenses.

Epithelial cells "talk" to each other with slow electrical signals, and "scream" to their neighbors when injured, new research has discovered.

New research challenges the classical interpretation of cell competition, revealing the importance of mechanical force.

Researchers have identified novel mechanisms regulating the development of the spinal column, which could inform new treatments for congenital scoliosis and other related birth defects.

Researchers have succeeded in producing nanotubes that fold into cytoskeleton-like structures, using a new RNA origami technique.

Researchers have revealed that vascular dysfunction can contribute to neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and ALS.

In a recent study, scientists not only show how cancer hijacks this tightly regulated splicing and rearranging of RNA but also introduce a potential therapeutic strategy that could slow or even shrink aggressive and hard-to-treat tumors.