Owing to their unique chemical and physical properties, hydrogels are attracting increasing
attention in both basic and translational biomedical studies. Although the classical hydrogels …

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 …

Metastasis is a complicated, multistep process that is responsible for over 90% of cancer-
related death. Metastatic disease or the movement of cancer cells from one site to another …

Cells interact with their surrounding environment through a combination of static and
dynamic mechanical signals that vary over stimulus types, intensity, space, and time …

High extracellular matrix stiffness is a prominent feature of malignant tumors associated with
poor clinical prognosis. To elucidate mechanistic connections between increased matrix …

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play an important regulatory role in the pathogenesis and
progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which have not been thoroughly …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the deadliest malignant tumors worldwide and its
prevalence is increasing in South Korea. The efficacy of combined treatment with natural …

Mechanotherapy is a groundbreaking approach to impact carcinogenesis. Cells sense and
respond to mechanical stimuli, translating them into biochemical signals in a process known …

Mechanical forces generated by living cells at the molecular level propagate to the cellular
and organismal level and have profound consequences for embryogenesis. A direct result of …

The transitioning of neural stem cells (NSCs) between quiescent and proliferative states is
fundamental for brain development and homeostasis. Defects in NSC reactivation are …