Epithelial tissues are in constant interaction with their environment. Maintaining their functionality requires dynamic balance (homeostasis) and that their cell numbers are tightly regulated. This is ...

A distinct signaling pathway called TNF- drives the transformation of epithelial cells into aggressive tumor cells. During cancer progression, cells activate their own TNF- program and become invasive ...

Researchers have discovered a new way that epithelial cells, which form layers in organs like the skin and stomach, attach to one another, and how they perceive growth signals at these attachments, ...

Early-onset colorectal cancer is associated with markedly increased tissue stiffness and fibrosis, suggesting a distinct ...

Researchers identify altered expression of genes that worsens periodontitis among smokers, and a new target molecule ...

Scientists have studied one ofd the most common laxatives in the world to reveal more about how the regulation of fluid flow ...

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...