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 ...

Piezo channels are better known for sensing mechanical forces at the cell's outer membrane in tissues like skin and blood vessels, a discovery that was jointly awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in ...

The piezoelectric effect is simple in its rules: Apply mechanical stress to a material and you generate an electric charge. The inverse is also true: Apply a voltage to a material, and it changes ...

Inspired by this research, Kim's research team set out to explore how stem cells in the intestines use PIEZO channels to stay healthy and function properly. In a preclinical model, the study team ...