It is now widely accepted that cells are capable of processing both mechanical and chemical signals from the extracellular environment. Exactly how these two factors affect the cell biology in the context of physiological ...

Alternative pre-messenger RNA splicing is a crucial step in eukaryotic gene expression, and therefore it is subject to tight regulation. Given its importance in conferring protein diversity, alternative splicing is sensitive ...

The field of medical image analysis continues to expand as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology advances through increases in field strength and the development of new image acquisition and reconstruction methods. ...

The importance of the cochlear active mechanism in the reception of speech in different types of noise was explored. The perceptual effects of loudness recruitment, a consequence of loss of the active mechanism, were ...

Cancer mortality still remains high despite significant investments in diagnostics, drug development, and treatment. The systemic route is convenient both for routine monitoring and for drug administration. Local cancer ...

The inferior colliculus, the primary nucleus in the mammalian auditory midbrain, occupies a central position in the ascending auditory pathway. Nearly all ascending neural pathways converge and synapse in the central nucleus ...

Cells face a core tension between studiously preventing change in certain properties from extrinsic perturbations while allowing other properties to be tuned. One way cells have resolved this tension is to utilize systems ...