This Review summarizes recent research on the podocyte slit diaphragm. A growing number of molecules that function at the slit diaphragm have been identified in patients with inherited and sporadic ...

China: A novel ultrasound-based indicator, the diaphragm contraction pressure index (DCPI), may significantly improve the ...

Author: Jared Cregg, Neurosciences graduate student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio is first author on the study. His advisor, Jerry Silver, PhD, Professor of ...

New research published today in The Journal of Physiology shows that nitrate improves function in the diaphragm, the muscle involved in coughing and breathing, by improving power. The study done in ...

(Upper panel) Normal podocytes: Ephrin-B1 at slit diaphragm interacts with nephrin via the extracellular site and with Par6 via the cytoplasmic site. (Lower panel) Podocytes stimulated by anti-nephrin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A little over 1 year after COVID-19 hospitalization, exertional dyspnea was reported in many patients. Patients ...

Oct. 20 (UPI) --Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have made a discovery that may revolutionize the treatment of spinal cord injuries. Individuals who experience spinal ...