Regrowing knee cartilage with an electric kick
UConn bioengineers successfully regrew cartilage in a rabbit’s knee, a promising hop toward healing joints in humans, they report in the 12 January issue of...
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New treatment target ID’d for radiation-resistant cervical cancer
Understanding how cells die is key to developing new treatments for many diseases, whether the goal is to make cancer cells die or keep healthy...
Study presents novel therapeutic target for treatment of sepsis
A new strategy for preventing complications associated with sepsis is presented by researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) and collaborators in an...
New study reveals how the lung’s immune cells develop after birth
From our first breath, our lungs are exposed to microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses. Thanks to immune cells in the lungs, so-called macrophages, we...
New discovery on regulation of organelle contacts
New discovery on regulation of organelle contactsCredit: University of Exeter New discovery on regulation of organelle contacts A pioneering study has revealed how cellular compartments...
Ecological tradeoff? Utility-scale solar energy impedes endangered Florida panthers
Florida, the “Sunshine State,” is rapidly increasing installation of utility-scale solar energy (USSE) facilities to combat carbon emissions and climate change. However, the expansion of...
Long-term use of blood pressure drugs may cause kidney damage, study suggests
New kidney research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is raising concerns that long-term use of drugs commonly prescribed to treat high-blood pressure...
Oregon State University research suggests possibility of vaccine to prevent skin cancer
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Research by the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy suggests that a vaccine stimulating production of a protein critical to the skin’s...
First tarantula to live in bamboo stalks found in Thailand
Inside a bamboo culm in Thailand, researchers discovered the first case of a genus of tarantula that lives exclusively in bamboo stalks.Credit: JoCho Sippawat Inside...
The unexpected benefits of fat in type 2 diabetes
With nearly 10% of the world’s population affected, type 2 diabetes is a major public health issue. An excessively sedentary lifestyle and a too-caloric diet...
Alcohol consumption is affected by a protein linked to the circadian rhythm, new Concordia research finds
It’s a commonly heard question after New Year’s: “Why do we drink the way we do?” A group of researchers has found that at least...
WVU researchers determine nutritional properties of protein in cricket, locust and silkworm pupae insect powders
As the human population grows to a predicted 10 billion by 2050 and overall land mass remains constant, traditional animal farming may become a less...
Treatment with injections of zika virus destroys brain tumors in mice without causing neurological damage
In a study conducted at the University of São Paulo’s Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center (HUG-CELL) in Brazil, serial systemic injections of zika...
Researchers reveal how skin cells form a first line of defence against cancer
A study published today in Cell Reports reveals important insights into the molecular mechanisms that underpin the body’s natural defences against the development of skin...
NIH researchers develop first stem cell model of albinism to study related eye conditions
The model’s development is described in the January issue of the journal Stem Cell Reports. NEI is part of the National Institutes of Health. Credit: National...
