From the hairs on our arms to the microscopic sensory structures of the inner ear, many tissues in the body are built with a ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a previously unknown process used by epithelial cells to alleviate epithelial tissue crowding and avoid cell damage and loss, according to a recent ...

Every time a tissue grows or renews itself, cells must divide inside an already crowded environment. That creates a ...

Epithelial tissues form cohesive sheets of cells that line organs and body surfaces, balancing solidity to maintain barriers with fluidity to allow remodelling during development, wound healing and ...