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

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

Fibrosis is an affliction wherein cells produce excess fibrous tissue. Fibroblast cells do this to close wounds, but the process can cascade in unwanted places. Examples include cardiac fibrosis; ...

Bone fracture healing is a highly coordinated process involving inflammation, fibrovascular formation, and mineralization. Vascularization plays a pivotal role, as inadequate blood supply can severely ...

POF manifests as inappropriate growths of fibrous tissue that form after insults such as surgery, ischemia, infection or trauma. Such injury often leads to hypoxia, which robs tissues of oxygen ...

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

When an organ is injured, our body initiates a healing process. If the injury is repeated or chronic, it can lead to an ...