Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to ...

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, ...

Epithelial cells "talk" to each other with slow electrical signals, and "scream" to their neighbors when injured, new ...

Scientists discover "electric spiking" communication in previously thought to be mute cells, paving the way for bioelectric ...

Researchers discovered that epithelial cells that line human skin are able to communicate danger to the body through a silent ...

Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But ...

Your skin might not be as quiet as you think. In fact, according to two American researchers, it may be "screaming" when ...

It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells -- which compose the linings of ...

The study evaluated 14 patients that were treated with cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells (CALEC) and followed ...

Team from UMass Amherst uncovers communication by “electric spiking” in cells once thought to be mute, which could enable bioelectric applications “Epithelial cells do things that no one has ...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) find it harder to get pregnant, have more frequent miscarriages and have a higher risk of developing endometrial cancer.