Bone metastases are a frequent and severe complication of advanced-stage cancers. Breast
and prostate cancers, the most common malignancies in women and men, respectively …

Physical activity has been known as an essential element to promote human health for
centuries. Thus, exercise intervention is encouraged to battle against sedentary lifestyle …

Piezo channels are mechanosensitive ion channels located in the cell membrane and
function as key cellular mechanotransducers for converting mechanical stimuli into …

Research in low Earth orbit (LEO) has become more accessible. The 2020
Biomanufacturing in Space Symposium reviewed space-based regenerative medicine …

Bone and muscle tissues influence each other through the integration of mechanical and
biochemical signals, giving rise to bone–muscle crosstalk. They are also known to secrete …

In recent years, our scientific interest in spaceflight has grown exponentially and resulted in
a thriving area of research, with hundreds of astronauts spending months of their time in …

Background Sarcopenia and osteoporosis are common diseases that predominantly affect
older individuals. The interaction between muscle and skeleton exerts pivotal roles in bone …

Background With the development of population aging worldwide, sarcopenia and knee
osteoarthritis (KOA), two age-related diseases, will continue to impose increasing medical …

Adhesive materials are natural or synthetic polymers with the ability to adhere to the surface
of luminal mucus or epithelial cells. They are widely used in the biomedical field due to their …

Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the dominant 3D imaging modality to
quantify muscle properties in skeletal muscle disorders, in inherited and acquired muscle …