by Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell known as a pancreatic islet macrophage is capable of promoting insulin production during the pre-diabetes phase. The scientists believe that the macrophages could be harnessed through new targeted treatments to prevent type 2 pre-diabetic patients from...
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A New Actor in Cancer Immunity
The immune system must strike an exquisite balance between vanquishing infections and cancer, while at the same time restraining its activity to avoid inadvertently attacking the body’s healthy tissues and organs. This balancing feat is accomplished by a host of regulatory genes that calibrate the immune response. When this calibration goes awry, the immune system...
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Study shows how circulating tumor cells target distant organs
by University of Southern California Most cancers kill because tumor cells spread beyond the primary site to invade other organs. Now, a USC study of brain-invading breast cancer cells circulating in the blood reveals they have a molecular signature indicating specific organ preferences. The findings, which appear in Cancer Discovery, help explain how tumor cells in the blood target a particular organ and may enable the development of treatments to...
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UW Medicine: 12 patients saved with Hep C transplant protocol in Year 1
Posted Today In the first year of a new protocol, UW Medicine specialists transplanted 13 patients with donor organs – seven hearts and six livers – from people who had active hepatitis C before they died. “Twelve people are alive today who may not have survived otherwise because they didn’t get a donor,” said Dr. Ajit Limaye. He directs the Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Disease Program, whose team is charged with ensuring...
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German scientists create see-through ORGANS in step toward 3D-printed parts that could be transplanted in the human body
Scientists developed technique that uses a solvent to make organs such as the brain and kidneys transparent Organ scanned by lasers in microscope that allows researchers to capture structure, including blood vessels They load 3D printer with stem cells which act as ‘ink,’ injected into correct position making organ functional Researchers in Germany have created transparent human organs using a new technology that could pave...
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UBC Okanagan engineers make injectable tissues a reality
New device encases delicate cells into protective microgels UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OKANAGAN CAMPUS A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians and patients alike. A new study from researchers at UBC Okanagan moves that dream closer to reality with a device that makes encapsulating cells much faster, cheaper...
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Newfound ‘organ’ had been missed by standard method for visualizing anatomy
NYU LANGONE HEALTH / NYU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: A NEWFOUND ORGAN, THE INTERSTITIUM, IS SEEN HERE BENEATH THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN, BUT IS ALSO IN TISSUE LAYERS LINING THE GUT, LUNGS, BLOOD VESSELS, AND MUSCLES. CREDIT: ILLUSTRATION BY JILL GREGORY. PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM, LICENSED UNDER CC-BY-ND. Researchers have identified...
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