At least some of coffee’s health benefits come from its compounds acting on a receptor protein in the human body known for ...

A new study finds compounds in coffee activate a receptor tied to aging and disease protection.

Taste, pain, or response to stress -- nearly all essential functions in the human body are regulated by molecular switches called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Researchers have uncovered the ...

For decades, Alzheimer’s research has centered on neurons, the brain cells that die as the disease progresses, and on the ...

The discovery of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) heteromers has revealed a new level of complexity in their functional characteristics. This review explores a variety of methodologies and live cell ...

Cancer immunotherapy, especially using T cells, is showing a lot of promise in treating blood cancers. Bioengineered T cells, especially those equipped with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR-T cells), ...

Using a powerful single-molecule imaging method they developed, a Broad Institute research team has unveiled a dynamic view ...