Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But ...
Your skin might not be as quiet as you think. In fact, according to two American researchers, it may be "screaming" when ...
Scientists discover "electric spiking" communication in previously thought to be mute cells, paving the way for bioelectric ...
Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to ...
It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells—which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities—are mute, serving ...
Until now, skin cells have been viewed as barriers that can respond to electric stimuli. Turns out, they also generate ...
Researchers successfully pulled off the first eye stem cell transplants to help heal cornea damage, and the results speak for ...
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) find it harder to get pregnant, have more frequent miscarriages and have a higher ...
Single-cell analysis revealed the molecular triggers that drive stem cells to become cancerous, which may help inform ...
It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells — which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities — are mute, ...