by Emily LeClerc, University of Wisconsin-Madison Survival and differentiation of hPSC-derived neurons in fibrin hydrogel. Credit: Cell Stem Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.12.009A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists has developed the first 3D-printed brain tissue that can grow and function like typical brain tissue. It’s an achievement with important implications for scientists studying the brain and...
by Holly Frew, Georgia State University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor many years, wearable fitness trackers, also called activity trackers or fitness watches, have ranked among the hottest holiday gifts. And as the new year arrives, consumers make resolutions to get fit by using the devices made by Fitbit, Apple, Garmin and other brands to monitor movements,...
by Kaunas University of Technology Smart wrist-worn device developed by Lithuanian scientists. Credit: KTUResearchers from two Lithuanian universities have developed a patient-safe monitoring technology to identify and manage individual factors provoking atrial fibrillation. The technology is a result of a collaboration between Kaunas University of Technology Biomedical Engineering Institute (KTU BMEI) and Vilnius University (VU) Santaros...
by Katie Neith, City of Hope National Medical Center Hope researchers discovered that ILC2s can attack cancer cells. Credit: City of HopeAccording to preclinical research published in Cell researchers at City of Hope have discovered that a type of immune cell in the human body known to be important for allergy and other immune responses can...
New analysis reveals how skin microbiome could be associated with wrinkles and skin healthPeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO SE JIN SONG, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT THE CENTER FOR MICROBIOME INNOVATION AT UC SAN DIEGO, IS THE PAPER’S SENIOR AUTHOR.CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO The effects of aging and external factors like...
by Sara Bock, University of California Comparison of HylA and HylB with bacterial and animal Hyl. Credit: Nature Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43833-8In a groundbreaking development in the field of anti-acne therapies, a team of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has created an acne vaccine that successfully reduces inflammation in a...
by Wolters Kluwer Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic pain affects approximately 60% of people living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), even up to 30 years after injury, according to new research published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. “This is the first study to examine the experience of chronic pain in a large TBI sample...
Tonnes of waste from standard plastic products have been uncontrollably released into the world’s oceans, where they gradually break down. But how harmful is this plastic to living organisms, and what is it in these plastics that is so damaging? Research scientist Amaia Igartua at SINTEF Ocean pictured here working with some of the plastic...
by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a Viewpoint article published in JAMA Surgery, three Johns Hopkins researchers urge the medical community to dismiss a widely held, but scientifically unsupported belief that many people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD), and undergo gender affirming surgery (GAS), later regret their decision to...
by Lori Solomon ChatGPT can be a useful and convenient tool for people who want to know nutritional information of specific food items, according to a research letter published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Yen Nhi Hoang, from Taipei Medical University in Taiwan, and colleagues investigated the reliability of artificial intelligence (AI) in...
