New research by Sumeda Nandadasa, PhD, reveals how a key protein associated with Meckel-Gruber syndrome, nephronophthisis, ...

Department of Biology, Salem State University, Salem, MA, United States Cilia assembly is accompanied by rapid and highly coordinated transcription of hundreds of genes. Cilia gene regulation has been ...

New research from the University of Osaka has uncovered how air pollution impairs the lungs' self-cleaning system by damaging cilia on airway cells. The study also identifies a potential treatment ...

Exposure to PM 2.5 induces the generation of reactive aldehydes, resulting in ciliary dysfunction. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/JCI191276 ...

This substance is a reactive aldehyde that damages the protective cells in the airway, including airway cilia. As damaged airway cells and cilia can no longer move debris and pollutants out of the ...

As damaged airway cells and cilia can no longer move debris and pollutants out of the airways, the risk of infection is increased. The team continued their investigation to find out how to restore ...

Sea cucumbers in the sand. Image by nattapol via Depositphotos. Sea cucumbers are echinoderms that have evolved to live without a conventional heart or brain. Instead of a brain, these marine ...