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

Cilia may be capable of much more than acting as little antennae that sense signals outside of nerve cells. The stubby appendages may actually be able to send messages themselves , results from a ...

Although primary cilia have been recognized for more than one hundred years, they were often dismissed as vestigial organelles, with no known function. The discovery of intraflagellar transport ...

Autism spectrum disorders are complex neurodevelopmental conditions affecting about 1 in 100 children worldwide. Early ...

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 ...

And hundreds of centrioles, intended for eventual construction of cilia at the cell surface, got stuck in the cell body. If the cell cycle were like a particular score played by a molecular orchestra, ...

Pili was a starter in all five of her college seasons. At USC, she averaged 12.6 points and 6.1 rebounds a game. With the Utes, her points per game jumped to 21.1 and her rebounds per game stayed ...

Covering stents with hairlike structures called cilia may help keep the implanted medical tubes clean, preventing infection, researchers report April 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Introduction Primary cilia are eukaryotic organelles found singularly on almost every cell in the body. Primary cilia localise a number of developmental signalling pathways, and for some of these ...

Pili was named the Pac-12's player of the year last season. In last year's NCAA tournament, Utah lost a close game to the eventual national champion, Louisiana State University.