In a new study, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have resolved a longstanding mystery by showing how ...

A jellyfish no wider than a dime can do something human skin cannot. When its surface is torn, the wound can close in minutes ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a previously unknown process used by epithelial cells to alleviate epithelial tissue crowding and avoid cell damage and loss, according to a recent ...

It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells -- which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities -- are mute, ...

Scientists uncovered how jellyfish heal wounds within minutes without leaving scars - a repair mechanism that could inspire new treatments.

What if the secret to curing baldness has been hiding in your hair all along? University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a little-known group of stem cells in hair follicles ...