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Researchers have investigated the function of a complex mesh of muscle fibres that line the inner surface of the heart. The study, published in the journal Nature, sheds light on questions asked by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago, and shows how the shape of these muscles impacts heart performance and heart failure.

A new database of 40 breast cancer cell lines aims to help researchers deepen their understanding of these cell lines and speed up the development of new gene-targeted therapies.

Researchers have found distinct differences in the composition of microbial communities on and around a shipwreck, suggesting niche partitioning based on biotic and abiotic conditions.

Researchers have discovered how the communication between individual cells can be influenced with the help of a specific protein, which could have implications for the treatment of heart diseases.

New research has made an exciting leap forward in understanding how skin heals, which could lead to drug treatments to vastly improve wound healing.

Scientists have produced mutant variants of a membrane protein that can effectively silence neurons when illuminated.

A new study has shown how differentiation of a single gene can change the display of aggressive behavior in the white-throated sparrow.

In Nature Communications, Fred Hutch scientists demonstrate in a mouse model how gene therapy could cure an infection that afflicts billions of people.

Genes that play an important role in allowing SARS-CoV-2 to invade heart cells become more active with age, according to research published in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.

A new study suggests that since the typically robust immune systems of young, female patients are better at getting rid of cancer cells, the cells left behind are not as readily visible to the immune system to begin with, meaning some types of immunotherapy are ineffective.