New research published in Nature Communications reveals how cancer cells are altered by their surroundings, enabling them to ...

The glucoregulatory functions of pancreatic islets are affected by their surrounding niche and spatial organization. Here, bioengineered stem-cell derived islet niches use bioprinting-based ...

Scientists have discovered a new way to predict which tumours will become aggressive before they metastasise and spread ...

Scientists have discovered a new way to predict which tumours will become aggressive before they metastasise and spread around the body. New research, published in Nature Communications, reveals how ...

Megakaryocytes form a three-dimensional (3D) cage composed of laminin and collagen IV connected to the basement membrane surrounding them. This microarchitecture stabilizes megakaryocytes within their ...

Cardiac muscle tissue, or myocardium, is a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. It contracts and releases involuntarily and keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. The human body ...

Following this, the sections were treated with an acidic dye solution to stain collagen fibers. The Masson staining procedure allowed for the differentiation of collagen deposition from other tissue ...

Increasing tissue rigidity drives tumor invasion and malignancy and correlates with poor patient survival 1,2. A malignancy with a well-known link to overproduction of ECM components is hepatocellular ...