There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to understanding how the mammalian respiratory tract responds to allergens, but a study published today (January 17) in Science Immunology, offers new insight ...

Epithelial cells were seen primarily as passive defenders — barriers that absorb and secrete, but do not talk. That ...

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 ...

Earlier studies have already shown promising results. "Nasal septum cartilage cells have particular characteristics that are ideally suited to cartilage regeneration," explains Professor Martin.

Concurrent analysis of whole-genome DNA methylation and single-cell RNA sequencing data from COVID-19 patients and controls ...

Scientists have developed a once-a-day nasal gel formulation for the delivery of insulin that could put an end to injections for Type 1 diabetes sufferers. In results published today in the Royal ...

The air that enters the nasal cavity flows down the trachea. The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls of the trachea help to keep it open ciliated epithelium and ...