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‘Mini lungs’ research leads to multiple COVID-19 discoveries
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‘Mini lungs’ research leads to multiple COVID-19 discoveries

JULY 23, 2024 by Sanford-Burnham Prebys hiPSC-derived LOs are susceptible to infection with multiple strains of SARS-CoV-2, validated in primary human lung epithelia. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2408109121Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, University of California San Diego and their international collaborators have reported that more types of lung cells...

Researchers develop new transparent ‘blood vessel-on-a-chip’
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Researchers develop new transparent ‘blood vessel-on-a-chip’

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS Researchers have developed a ‘blood vessel-on-a-chip’ for heart disease with the potential to change the future of drug testing and development. The technology could also reduce our reliance on animal testing. An example of the transparent blood vessel on a chip. Image credit: University of Sydney A University of Sydney team...

From Dr. Oz to heart valves: A tiny device charted a contentious path through the FDA
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From Dr. Oz to heart valves: A tiny device charted a contentious path through the FDA

JULY 15, 2024 by David Hilzenrath, Holly K. Hacker, KFF Health News MitraClip. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Hellerhoff Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.In 2013, the FDA approved an implantable device to treat leaky heart valves. Among its inventors was Mehmet Oz, the former television personality and former U.S. Senate candidate widely known as “Dr....

Advanced technology could give us ‘personalized’ hip replacements
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Advanced technology could give us ‘personalized’ hip replacements

JULY 11, 2024 by University of Warwick Experimental set-up for the cadaver experiment. (a) A specially designed fixation plate is used to position the cadaver specimen. (b) The cadaver specimen is secured to the fixation plate using a C-clamp, and the fixation plate is clamped onto a height-adjustable table. (c) ‘Pelvis Adaptor’ and pelvis reference...

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

JULY 12, 2024 by University of California – San Diego Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell therapies, which are often used interchangeably, actually contain completely different types of cells. The results challenge the current “one-cell-cures-all” paradigm in orthopedic stem...

Research harnesses machine learning and imaging to give insight into stem cell behavior
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Research harnesses machine learning and imaging to give insight into stem cell behavior

by Greta Harrison, University of Southern California Single hematopoietic stem cells dividing metabolically (m) symmetrically and asymmetrically, measured by the research team’s imaging technique. Credit: Hao Zhou And Keyue Shen / University of Southern California Stem cells are like the emergency tool kit of the human body. They have the unique ability to form into...