The field of dystroglycan (DG) research has garnered significant attention due to its critical role as a non-integrin adhesion complex that bridges the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton. DG's ...

Our skin protects us from everyday mechanical stresses, like friction, cuts, and impacts. A key part of this ...

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Extracellular signalling molecules are cues, such as growth factors, hormones, cytokines, extracellular matrix components and neurotransmitters, designed to transmit specific information to target ...

The development could help scientists develop patient-specific treatments and one day offer a lab-grown lung transplant option.

Carrying excess weight may be doing more than just straining the heart — it could also be ageing your lungs ahead of time, ...

Keloids are raised, overgrown scars that can develop after skin injuries or surgery, often extending beyond the original ...

Researchers have developed a 3D-printed lung tissue model that could help scientists better study and treat diseases.

Science has advanced one step closer towards figuring out how certain cancer cells work. Researchers at ETH Zurich demonstrated that skin cancer cells can transfer their mitochondria, the cell ...

The idea that retinol thins your skin likely comes from some of the short-term side effects it causes when you first start ...

Developing cardiac inflammatory organoid models incorporating multiple cell lineages is vital for novel therapies.

Sexual size differences are widespread in biology, yet the "how" behind them often remains vague. We asked a concrete ...