The mechanobiology of stem cells examines how physical forces and the mechanical properties of the surrounding environment guide cell behaviour, lineage commitment and tissue organisation. In tissue ...

Vaginal wall smooth muscle underpins pelvic support. In pelvic organ prolapse, smooth muscle cells are depleted and shift from a contractile phenotype to remodelling programmes, paralleling ...

RUDN University scientists have discovered that in weightlessness, the contractile activity of smooth muscles in the hollow organs of the gastrointestinal tract is disrupted. New data must be taken ...