In the avian embryo, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) in the aortic arch (elastic) arteries originate in the neural crest, whereas other VSMC develop from local mesoderm. These two lineages have ...

Sexual function and lower urinary tract function are most commonly considered in the context of the typical individual organ-specific diseases and complaints. Until recently, the clinical problems of ...

A collaborative study by Gualberto Ruano, M.D., Ph.D. of Genomas Inc. and Paul Thompson, M.D., of Hartford Hospital and collaborators at University of California San Francisco and Yale have ...

As food is digested and nutrients are absorbed, there is a lot of movement in the gut. Scientists have now shown that a protein called Piezo1 that acts as a pressure sensor in the body also works to ...

A collaborative study by Gualberto Ruano, M.D., Ph.D. of Genomas Inc. and Paul Thompson, M.D., of Hartford Hospital and collaborators at University of California San Francisco and Yale have ...