by University of East Anglia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainArtificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer that could revolutionize how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future. The study published in Cell Genomics reveals that prostate cancer, which affects one in eight men in their lifetime, includes two different...
by International Society for Stem Cell Research A potentially alternative treatment for OA, a debilitating joint disease that affects more than 500 million people worldwide, is the regeneration of cartilage from stem cells. Learn more in Stem Cell Reports about the new work from Zhonghan Li and colleagues that focused on so-called limb bud progenitor...
Findings could lead to new approaches for Alzheimer’s, other neurological conditions by Marta Wegorzewska GETTY IMAGESResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that brain cell activity during sleep is responsible for propelling fluid into, through and out of the brain, cleaning it of debris. There lies a paradox in sleep....
By Paul McClure Epigenetic editing has been used to silence a cholesterol-regulating gene in miceAI-generated by DALL-E By silencing the gene responsible for regulating ‘bad’ cholesterol without altering the primary DNA sequence, researchers have shown that it’s possible to use epigenetic editing to treat diseases rather than conventional DNA-breaking gene editing technology, which risks unintended effects....
by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking problems, according to a preliminary study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting taking place April 13–18, 2024, in person in Denver and online. The study shows...
A portable robotic device created by UMass Amherst researchers provides new avenue for making state-of-the-art gait rehabilitation methods more effective and accessiblePeer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST MEGHAN HUBER WEARING THE HIP EXOSKELETON WITH MARK PRICE AND BANU ABDIKADIROVA (CREDIT: DERRICK ZELLMANN) Robotic Hip Exoskeleton Shows Promise for Helping Stroke Patients Regain Their Stride A...
Lehigh University bioengineering researcher Anand Ramamurthi leads team developing minimally invasive techniques to repair and regenerate tissue using actively targeted, drug-releasing nanoparticlesPeer-Reviewed Publication LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ANAND RAMAMURTHI IS P.C. ROSSIN PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING AT LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE LEADS THE RAMAMURTHI LAB FOR MATRIX ENGINEERING.CREDIT: DOUGLAS BENEDICT/ACADEMIC IMAGE FOR LEHIGH...
by Elana Gotkine Hourly heat exposure is associated with an increased risk for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) onset, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open. Xinlei Zhu, from Fudan University in Shanghai, and colleagues examined the association between hourly high ambient temperature and onset of AIS in a time-stratified case-crossover...
Peer-Reviewed PublicationATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST KENNETH KISHIDA, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROSURGERY AT WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; CREDIT: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 4, 2024 – Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that affects movement and muscle control. One characteristic of the disease is...
Peer-Reviewed PublicationUNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered. The discovery not only points to possible ways to prevent or treat the condition, but could help...
