A novel molecular tool developed by a Lehigh University professor of biological sciences is enabling scientists to precisely ...

Piezo channels are proteins that sense physical pressure or stimuli in the body. They are located in cell membranes and open when pressure or force is applied, allowing substances like calcium ...

They found that the Piezo channel proteins sense the pressure generated when food accumulates at the front of the digestive tract, triggering swallowing behavior. This discovery is expected to ...

Xi Huang, Senior Scientist in the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology program at SickKids, found that PIEZO ion channels influence tumor stiffening in brain cancer. Inspired by this research ...