A new study, led by Prof. Liu from the department of pharmacy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, discovered that the extracellular cell matrix (ECM) could induce the drug ...

You can regrow damaged skin in the area, sure—but also bone, tissue, and nerves.

Cancer cells growing in three-dimensional (3D) space encounter unique cell-to-cell interactions, mechanical constraints, and variable access to nutrients, oxygen, and other soluble factors that can ...

Scientists are uncovering surprising complexity in connective tissues, from diverse fibroblast subtypes to collagen’s hidden fat molecules and the extracellular matrix’s role in disease. These ...

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered a specialized population of neutrophils in the skin that produce extracellular matrix components, helping ...

Recently, a research team from Chongqing Medical University, led by Prof. Wei Huang, Dr. Wei Bao, and Dr. Yiting Lei, has successfully developed a novel engineered extracellular matrix (eECM) to ...

Findings identify strategy for boosting anticancer immunity and potentially a new tool for delivering genetic payloads to ...

The stiffness of tumor tissue plays a role in how cancer spreads. Furthermore, stiff tumor tissue leaves traces in the ...