To accurately diagnose and treat diseases, doctors and researchers need to see inside bodies. Medical imaging tools have come a long way since the humble x-ray, but most existing tools remain too ...

Basement membranes are extracellular matrices—flat sheets of protein and carbohydrate—that are essential for tissue architecture and function. But like all tissues, they are subject to damage. Until ...

When you think of fat, the first image that comes to mind might be the streaks on a decadent cut of meat. But for L indsey Mu ir, a researcher at the University of Michigan who studies adipose ...

The hymen is a thin piece of tissue located at the opening of the vagina. It’s formed from leftover tissue during the development of the fetus. At birth, the hymen is usually shaped like a ring, but ...