News tagged with merkel cells

Link between light touch and Merkel cells solves 100-year mystery

Light touch - the sense that lets musicians find the right notes on a keyboard, a seamstress revel in the feel of cool silk, the artisan feel a curve in material and the blind read Braille - truly depends on the activity ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New study resolves the mysterious origin of Merkel cells

A new study resolves a 130-year-old mystery over the developmental origin of specialized skin cells involved in touch sensation. The findings will appear in the October 5, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Bi ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study links virus to some cases of common skin cancer

A virus discovered last year in a rare form of skin cancer has also been found in people with the second most common form of skin cancer among Americans, according to researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1