Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...

Cirque du Soleil performers at the BODY WORLDS exhibit offer a unique look at the body from the outside, providing a glimpse ...

Pixar’s Elio created its alien beings not by gazing into telescopes, but by peering into microscopes.

Dr Vikas Pilaniya, Consultant Pulmonologist at Jaipur's Manipal Hospital, says tobacco harms every organ in the body. Death rate is three times higher in smokers than non-smokers of all ages and ...

The cilia-lined stents cleared crystal clusters left by artificial urine, as well as bacteria and biofilm. Moreover, the ultrasound-based system didn’t harm human-derived cells.

An interdisciplinary research team from Bern and Zurich has developed a method to clean urinary stents and catheters non-invasively – through the skin and without surgery – using ultrasound-activated ...

When we think of death, we imagine a final, irreversible end. But what if death is not as absolute as it seems? What if some parts of us — our cells, our tissues — continue to fight for survival, even ...

This study demonstrates that defects in cilia expression and function are a hallmark of glioblastoma multiforme tumors and correlate with their unrestrained growth.

The cilia of the lower respiratory tract are in constant motion, day and night, sweeping the overlying blanket of mucus toward the upper end of the esophagus.