Researchers from the Department of Orthopedics of Tongji Hospital at Tongji University in Shanghai have successfully used a nanobiomaterial called layered double hydroxide (LDH) to inhibit the inflammatory environment surrounding ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 23, 2021
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After an injury to the spinal cord, patients often remain paralyzed because damaged nerve tracts do not regrow due to the formation of scar tissue. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen, ...
Biotechnology
Jan 18, 2021
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A key set of proteins that help regulate hormones necessary for many essential functions in humans and other vertebrates have ancient origins in much simpler creatures such as sea cucumbers, says a new study published today ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 9, 2020
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A Rutgers-led team has created better biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and other neurological disorders.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 11, 2019
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Tiny extracts of a precious metal used widely in industry could play a vital role in new cancer therapies.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 9, 2019
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A new study by researchers at the University of Virginia and other institutions has discovered a type of pigment cell in zebrafish that can transform after development into another cell type.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2019
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The lamprey, an eel-like primitive vertebrate, is a popular organism for neurobiology studies because it has a relatively simple nervous system. It is of particular interest to those studying spinal cord injury (SCI) because, ...
Biotechnology
Apr 15, 2019
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Inside the body, disease and injury can leave behind quite the mess—a scattering of cellular debris, like bits of broken glass, rubber and steel left behind in a car accident.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2019
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In a new study, Tel Aviv University researchers reveal how they invented the first fully personalized tissue implant, engineered from a patient's own materials and cells. The new technology makes it possible to engineer any ...
Materials Science
Nov 12, 2018
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Rutgers scientists have created a tiny, biodegradable scaffold to transplant stem cells and deliver drugs, which may help treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, aging brain degeneration, spinal cord injuries and traumatic ...
Biochemistry
Nov 5, 2018
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