Functional scoliosis is a product of imbalanced muscles or posture, often due to uneven leg length. In contrast, structural scoliosis is a product of how the spine has grown. Understanding the ...

The spliceosome is a dynamic macromolecular machine responsible for the precise excision of introns from pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA), thereby enabling the accurate formation of mature mRNA. Comprised ...

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...

Alzheimer’s disease is clinically characterized by progressive cognitive decline, neuropsychiatric disturbances, and deterioration in social functioning and activities of daily living. During the ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Inosine is a nucleoside that occurs naturally in transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and is essential for proper RNA translation. It is commonly found at the wobble position of anticodons, allowing for greater ...