In this interview Prof. Dr. Kristina Kusche-Vihrog speaks about the nanomechanics of living cells and their implications for ...

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ranging from movement to ...

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ...

Scientists from Germany and Italy have uncovered details of the protective layer that surrounds the fine protrusions of cells ...

For years, scientists studying brain aging have focused on proteins and DNA. But what if a crucial piece of the puzzlehas ...

It changes in size during childbirth. For most people, variations don't affect function but procedures like dilation may be needed in people who have had vaginoplasty surgery to create or repair a ...

Beijing Key Laboratory of Preclinical Research and Evaluation for Cardiovascular Implant Materials, Animal Experimental Centre, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union ...

Restoring the “youthful” sugar coat improved cognitive function in aged mice. | Sophia Shi When the team reintroduced these important mucins in older mice, restoring a more “youthful” glycocalyx, they ...

The researchers found that a deficit in mucin – a sugar-coated protein responsible for proper glycocalyx function – led to neuroinflammation in older mice. When mucin was reintroduced to the ...

When the team reintroduced those critical mucins in aged mice, restoring a more “youthful” glycocalyx, they improved the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, reduced neuroinflammation, and measurably ...

either through viral vectors or drugs that target the enzymes that form the glycocalyx, to restore BBB function during aging or neurological disease,” Kipnis and Smyth wrote.—Madolyn Bowman Rogers ...

Besides, the role of the brain endothelial glycocalyx in BBB function has been increasingly recognized. The glycocalyx coats BBB’s luminal surface and mediates many processes, including cell ...