Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson's disease that's caused by a single genetic mutation, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study ...

Every day, regional supervisors at the Minnesota Department of Transportation are monitoring the weather to ensure their outdoor crews stay safe. In the summer, one big consideration is heat.

The film discusses the anatomical and functional significance of the nose, throat, and ears from a medical perspective. It explains how the nose functions as an air passage that warms and filters ...

Lining stents and catheters with hairlike structures called cilia (shown) could make them easy to clean, reducing the need for frequent replacements, according to a new study. Pedro Amado and ...

With the booming development of electronic skin, bio-inspired cilia tactile sensors have garnered significant research interest due to their superior ability to detect tangential force. However, ...

From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of ...

An underwater robot can delicately propel itself in any direction with its 12 flexible arms, inspired by the flagella of bacteria. Its creators claim it can carry out underwater inspections ...

With their artificial cilia, researchers were able to mimic the sensing ability of biological cilia to develop technology capable of detecting mucus conditions, including viscosity and layer thickness ...

Mr. Musk, who holds billions in federal contracts, wants to be in charge of the regulators that oversee him if Donald Trump wins.

Ciliates, a group of single-celled ciliated eukaryotes, have been studied since the dawn of light microscopy, with over 10,000 species described. Cilia are the key feature of ciliates and ...