But these cells also sport simpler, hairlike protrusions called cilia. Long overlooked, the little stubs may actually have big jobs in the brain. Researchers are turning up roles for nerve cell ...

For a long time, almost all attention was on the motile cilia because their function was readily observable. But scientists, starting with Alexander Kowalevsky had reported the presence of single ...

But together, these structures routinely pull off biological marvels within the body. Cilia remove inhaled pathogens from the respiratory tract, carry cerebrospinal fluid across brain cavities ...

But now it turns out there was more to know. Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered that cells can also use the cell cycle to sprout hair-like projections called cilia. “The cell cycle has ...

Research on cilia heats up: Implications for hearing, vision loss and kidney disease Date: May 12, 2013 Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Summary: Experiments have unearthed clues about which protein ...

Bridget Kendall uncovers the secrets of hair, fur and cilia, with geneticist Philip Beales, hair loss researcher Ralf Paus and artist Adeline de Monseignat. Show more Hair has always held us ...

Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes. Little is known about the structure and function of these cilia.

New findings from a team of investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine have ruled out a mechanism that scientists have long believed controls the number of hairlike structures, called cilia ...

The new findings enable greater clarity when studying and managing major pathologies that are associated with cilia malfunction and fluid buildup, including bronchiectasis, hydrocephalus and ...