While the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying cell protrusion on two-dimensional substrates are well understood, our knowledge of the actin structures driving protrusion in ...

Recent evidence shows that localization of mRNAs and their protein products at cellular protrusions plays a decisive function in the metastasis of cancer cells. The aim of this study was to identify ...

A smartphone app could allow ophthalmologists to more easily measure abnormal eyeball protrusion due to Graves orbitopathy and other intraorbital conditions, according to a cross-sectional study. Of ...

In order to move, cells must be able to rapidly change shape. A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show that cells achieve this by storing extra “skin” in folds ...

A new surgical technique proved advantageous when used in patients with protrusio acetabuli, according to a presenter. The condition can be either primary or secondary and graded as mild, moderate or ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old woman in good health with low blood pressure, and the only medication I take is levothyroxine. A 6-by-5.5-mm aneurysm was discovered in my brain, and the scan shows ...

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may be useful as a surrogate marker of intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, according to a new report. IPP is an ...

When it comes to catching elusive prey, many fishes rely on a special trick: protruding jaws that quickly extend their reach to snap up that next meal. Now, researchers have found a clever way to ...