A largely overlooked space between cells in women's brains may hold the key to understanding memory loss tied to estrogen ...

Estrogen loss in aging females causes the collapse of the brain's extracellular matrix, increasing Alzheimer's risk.

Focal adhesions are protein assemblies that allow cells to adhere to and interact with their surrounding matrix. DNA repair pathways and other responses to genotoxic stress have been well described, ...

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic network of proteins and polysaccharides that provides structural support, biochemical signalling and mechanical cues to cells. Mechanobiology examines how ...