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

Uncontrolled bleeding during surgery remains one of the deadliest medical emergencies. Injuries to internal organs such as ...

Scientists have found an essential factor from the extracellular matrix that regulates functionality of the breast tissue for instance during pregnancy. Scientists at the University of Helsinki have ...

Proteoglycans are ubiquitous molecules that function as critical components of the extracellular matrix. These proteins are composed of glycosaminoglycan chains that are covalently attached to a ...

As age increases, the pancreas changes, which increases the risk of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, digestive ...

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 ...

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

In a recent study published in NPJ Microgravity, scientists explore the impact of spaceflight on human vascular smooth muscle cells at the transcriptomic level. Study: Spaceflight effects on human ...

Scientists at the University of Helsinki have found an essential factor from the extracellular matrix that regulates functionality of the breast tissue for instance during pregnancy. Extracellular ...