National Taiwan University researchers, with collaborators in Taiwan and the US, report that adipocyte lipolysis activates ...

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, ...

The digestive tract of teleost fish exhibits an impressive degree of histological diversity that reflects the range of feeding strategies found in this group. Detailed microscopic studies have ...

A novel study on the natural coordination of tooth development in time and space, led by Dr. Han-Sung Jung at the Yonsei ...

Cigarette smoke contains 2 to 3 micrograms of cadmium, a highly toxic metal and environmental pollutant, per cigarette. Burning tobacco releases cadmium oxide that can be adsorbed onto microparticles ...