The cells in human bodies are subject to both chemical and mechanical forces. But until recently, scientists have not ...

Mesenchymal stem cells are the source of new bone, cartilage, and connective tissue cells. Neuronal stem cells produce a variety of nervous system tissue, mostly during early embryonic development ...

The total number of fat cells stays equal after a diet program, study showed Bottom Line: Fat cells can shrink, but they don't go away. What if your doctor told you that even after the weight comes ...

Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Cellulite is a common and normal occurrence that develops when fat cells bulge through ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into how intercellular "glue" functions to enable ...

Stopping cell microtubule protrusions, pictured here, could potentially inhibit unwanted fibrosis, wherein cells produce ...

Researcher suggests compounds secreted by high-risk MSCs that are detectable in the bloodstream could act as biomarkers for ...

And, though this research was about understanding what goes wrong to cause fibrosis, there is still much to learn about what goes right with fibroblasts, our connective tissue cells, especially in ...

Biomedical researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have decoded how mechanical forces drive cell behavior in fibrosis.

In a major advancement for ovarian cancer research, a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh has identified ...