Research by the University of Cambridge and University of Strathclyde reveals that cilia in the respiratory tract generate ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized way that human airways protect lungs from infection—through the action of cilia, tiny hair-like structures lining the respiratory tract.

A recent study led by Paul DeCaen, Ph.D., associate professor of Pharmacology, has identified novel molecular mechanisms by ...

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Exeter, have been awarded a Wellcome Discovery Award grant of ...

Inhibiting an overabundant enzyme saved a key component of a brain signaling pathway that is vital for motor control in a ...

Primary cilia are important sensory organelles that play a role in cell signaling and development. “Sometimes people think of [primary cilium] as an antenna because they are coated in receptors and ...

Revealing new biology. Cilia are notoriously difficult to study. In brain cells, a single cilium, only tens of microns long, extends from a cell's surface into a jumble of other cells.Using ...

Magnetic cilia -- artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles -- have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting ...

A new study from Stanford Medicine has found that stopping an overactive enzyme in the brain might help protect and even ...

The cilia of the lower respiratory tract are in constant motion, day and night, sweeping the overlying blanket of mucus toward the upper end of the esophagus.

Cilia are tiny, hair-like structures that trap viruses and debris and sweep them out of your airways. They're one of your body’s main defenses against infection.