All stem cell therapies are not created equally: Some don't have many stem cells at all, researchers find

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from University of California San Diego have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell thera

Updated on: July 17,2024

All stem cell therapies are not created equally: Some don't have many stem cells at all, researchers find

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from University of California San Diego have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell thera

Updated on:July 17,2024

Study finds ancestry-driven disparities in pathogenic variation

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicinePathogenic variants by ancestry. 1a shows the rates of pathogenic variation, broken down by predicted genetic ancestry groups. 1b shows the breakdown of p

Updated on: March 13,2024

Study finds ancestry-driven disparities in pathogenic variation

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicinePathogenic variants by ancestry. 1a shows the rates of pathogenic variation, broken down by predicted genetic ancestry groups. 1b shows the breakdown of p

Updated on:March 13,2024

Netflix's 'You Are What You Eat' uses a twin study. Why studying twins is so important for science

by Nathan Kettlewell,The ConversationStill from "You Are What You Eat." Credit: NetflixA new Netflix documentary, "You Are What You Eat," showcases sets of identical twins as

Updated on: March 14,2024

Netflix's 'You Are What You Eat' uses a twin study. Why studying twins is so important for science

by Nathan Kettlewell,The ConversationStill from "You Are What You Eat." Credit: NetflixA new Netflix documentary, "You Are What You Eat," showcases sets of identical twins as

Updated on:March 14,2024

Case study: Drug-resistant bacteria responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt was a last-ditch effort. For years doctors had tried to keep a patient's recurrent drug-resistant ba

Updated on: March 14,2024

Case study: Drug-resistant bacteria responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt was a last-ditch effort. For years doctors had tried to keep a patient's recurrent drug-resistant ba

Updated on:March 14,2024

Prairie voles display signs of human-like depression, show promise as animal model

by University of Texas at El PasoSergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso, points out the symptoms of depression in voles to doctoral student Minerva

Updated on: April 06,2024

Prairie voles display signs of human-like depression, show promise as animal model

by University of Texas at El PasoSergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso, points out the symptoms of depression in voles to doctoral student Minerva

Updated on:April 06,2024

Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects

JANUARY 23, 2024byWashington State UniversityDMR identification. The number of DMRs found using different P-value cutoff thresholds. The All-Window column shows all DMRs. The Multiple Window col

Updated on: March 15,2024

Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects

JANUARY 23, 2024byWashington State UniversityDMR identification. The number of DMRs found using different P-value cutoff thresholds. The All-Window column shows all DMRs. The Multiple Window col

Updated on:March 15,2024

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Updated on: February 05,2024

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Updated on:February 05,2024

Investigating the ethical landscape of brain organoid research

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byKyoto UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith advances in neuroscience and the development of new technologies, new ethical considerations have emerged. This is partic

Updated on: March 25,2024

Investigating the ethical landscape of brain organoid research

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byKyoto UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith advances in neuroscience and the development of new technologies, new ethical considerations have emerged. This is partic

Updated on:March 25,2024

Matrix remodeling study reveals the influence of the cellular environment on vision

FEBRUARY 5, 2024byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumThe researchers examine tissue sections of the retina under the microscope. Credit: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum, MarquardThe environment of retinal nerve c

Updated on: March 15,2024

Matrix remodeling study reveals the influence of the cellular environment on vision

FEBRUARY 5, 2024byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumThe researchers examine tissue sections of the retina under the microscope. Credit: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum, MarquardThe environment of retinal nerve c

Updated on:March 15,2024

New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe standard non-invasive treatment for patients with aneurysms is to insert a stent graft, a mesh-lined tube, into the affected blood vessel to shore up

Updated on: March 27,2024

New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe standard non-invasive treatment for patients with aneurysms is to insert a stent graft, a mesh-lined tube, into the affected blood vessel to shore up

Updated on:March 27,2024

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin

Updated on: March 11,2024

Removing bias from healthcare AI tools

22 February 2024Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened the way for the creation of a huge range of new healthcare tools, but to ensure that these tools do not exacerbate preexistin

Updated on:March 11,2024

Baseline findings among hospitalized mucormycosis patients: A multicentric ambispective cohort study in India

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Tsinghua University PressDirected acyclic graph demonstrating the relationship between potential risk factors of mortality due to mucormycosis. Credit: Dr. Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdul

Updated on: March 25,2024

Baseline findings among hospitalized mucormycosis patients: A multicentric ambispective cohort study in India

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Tsinghua University PressDirected acyclic graph demonstrating the relationship between potential risk factors of mortality due to mucormycosis. Credit: Dr. Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdul

Updated on:March 25,2024