Definition: The extracellular matrix is the non-cellular network of proteins and polysaccharides that surrounds cells, gives tissues mechanical structure, and provides biochemical and mechanical ...

A groundbreaking study led by Children's Hospital Los Angeles has found a novel mechanism behind neuroblastoma progression: the shape and structure of the extracellular matrix. The study, led by ...

Gail Cornwall, Ph.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine recently received an NIH R21 grant to study the underlying mechanisms that facilitate plasticity in the brain extracellular matrix. The brain ...

A new review in Materials Today Bio argues that the age of the extracellular matrix is an overlooked variable in 3D cancer ...

A new study led by Children's Hospital Los Angeles has found a novel mechanism behind neuroblastoma progression: the shape and structure of the extracellular matrix. In addition, the team developed an ...

Rhobo6, a light microscopy probe, gives scientists an unprecedented look at the extracellular matrix -- the collection of organized molecular structures that fills the spaces between cells in our ...

Extracellular DNA—DNA released outside of cells—is a common feature of conditions seen across emergency medicine. In chronic wounds and device-associated infections, it stabilizes bacterial biofilms, ...

Before arriving at Janelia three years ago, Postdoctoral Scientist Antonio Fiore was designing and building optical instruments like microscopes and spectrometers. Fiore, a physicist by training, came ...

(Eugene Mymrin/Moment RF/Getty Images) It's well known that alcohol has profound consequences on the way the brain works, and research shows that even low levels of the drug can damage your brain. But ...

A new mouse and human tissue study shows that the transcription factor Snai1 reprograms retinal pericytes to deposit and ...