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Healing Big Broken Bones With a Small Molecule
Cato Laurencin | Via University of Connecticut | May 24, 2023Repairing severely damaged bones is a challenge—especially the long bones of the arms and legs. Now, UConn Health scientists describe a new method in the 22 May issue of PNAS that can promote regrowth of long bones more affordably and with fewer side effects than other techniques. Cleanly broken bones often heal without problems. But […]
New tests based on biomarkers may improve diagnosis and treatment of acute kidney injury
Jonathan Himmelfarb | Via News-Medical.net | May 24, 2023Hospital inpatients who develop an acute kidney injury (AKI) generally fare poorly after being discharged, and have few options for effective treatment. A UW Medicine-led study published recently in American Journal of Kidney Diseases suggests that new tests might improve this narrative. In the study, “about 30% of the patients that came into the hospital […]
A New Map Reveals the Complicated World in Which Cells Seek to Repair Damaged DNA
Trey Ideker | Via UC San Diego | May 22, 2023Writing in the May 22, 2023 issue of Cell Systems, a diverse team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have produced a novel map that depicts the human body’s enormously complicated and highly evolved system for addressing and repairing DNA damage — a cause and consequence of […]
WFIRM bioprinting research makes history when it soars to the ISS
James Yoo | Via EurekAlert | May 15, 2023The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) will make history this month when the first bioprinted solid tissue constructs soar to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the next all private astronaut mission by commercial space leader Axiom Space. The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) launch by Houston-based Axiom Space is launching from Florida’s […]
WFIRM bioprinting research makes history when it soars to the ISS
Anthony Atala | Via EurekAlert | May 15, 2023The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) will make history this month when the first bioprinted solid tissue constructs soar to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the next all private astronaut mission by commercial space leader Axiom Space. The Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) launch by Houston-based Axiom Space is launching from Florida’s […]
New understanding of “wavy wounds” may make for faster post-op healing
Jimmy Hsia | Via New Atlas | May 15, 2023For some time now, it has been observed that wounds with a zig-zag pattern heal faster than those which simply form a straight line. Scientists have now determined why this is the case, and their findings could change the ways in which surgical incisions are made. Led by Prof. K Jimmy Hsia, a team at […]
Johns Hopkins Machine Learning Tool Can Identify Tumor Cell Interactions
Elana Fertig | Via Health IT Analytics | May 12, 2023Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Convergence Institute and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a machine learning (ML) model capable of identifying molecular interactions among the cells in and around tumors. The tool, known as SpaceMarkers, leverages spatial transcriptomics, a type of technology that helps measure gene expression within a tissue sample using […]
Greg Stephanopoulos Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Greg Stephanopoulos | Via MIT | May 11, 2023Five MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2023 Joshua Angrist, Gang Chen, Catherine Drennan, Dina Katabi, and Gregory Stephanopoulos are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research. The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 members and 23 international members, including five faculty members from MIT. Joshua Angrist, […]
Myeloid cells with ‘backpack’ may help halt inflammation in MS
Samir Mitragotri | Via Multiple Sclerosis News Today | May 8, 2023Novel treatment worked to ease motor symptoms in mouse model Attaching a kind of molecule backpack to myeloid cells — a type of immune cells involved in the inflammatory attack that drives multiple sclerosis (MS) — may help to halt inflammation and damage in the brain in MS by modulating immune cell activity, a study […]
Researchers solve mystery of how statins improve blood vessel health
Joseph Wu | Via Stanford Medicine | May 8, 2023Statins designed to lower cholesterol have long been noted to work in mysterious ways to improve other aspects of cardiovascular health. A Stanford Medicine-led study uncovers how they do it. Using new genetic tools to study statins in human cells and mice, Stanford Medicine researchers and collaborators have uncovered how the cholesterol-lowering drugs protect the […]
Jennifer Elisseeff elected to National Academy of Sciences
Jennifer Elisseeff | Via Johns Hopkins University | May 5, 2023Three Johns Hopkins researchers elected to National Academy of Sciences Neuroscientist Amy Bastian, biomedical engineer Jennifer Elisseeff, astrophysicist Alex Szalay among 120 new members Three Johns Hopkins University researchers—neuroscientist Amy Bastian, biomedical engineer Jennifer Elisseeff, and astrophysicist and computer scientist Alex Szalay—have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished […]
Pharmacy Researchers License New NSAIDS-Administering Technology
Diane Burgess | Via UConn Today | May 4, 2023Slow-releasing implants are designed to reduce side effects associated with medications for pain relief of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis For rheumatologic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, NSAIDS are often the first line of medications used for pain relief. UConn Pharmacy researchers have discovered a way to minimize the side effects associated with the treatment […]
Jeffrey Hubbell elected to National Academy of Sciences
Jeff Hubbell | Via University of Chicago | May 4, 2023Three UChicago faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2023 Three University of Chicago scholars have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of their distinguished scientific research achievements. Profs. Jeffrey Hubbell, Anthony A. Kossiakoff and Eduardo A. Perozo are among the 120 new members elected this year. Another 23 […]
Teri Odom Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Teri Odom | Via Northwestern University | May 4, 2023Joining the company of some of history’s most distinguished scientists, Northwestern Engineering’s Teri W. Odom has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Along with fellow Northwestern faculty members Timothy K. Earle and Richard B. Silverman, Odom was recognized for her excellence and notable contributions to their field of science. They are among […]
Self-Assembling Chemoimmunotherapy Hydrogel Treats 100% of Glioblastoma-Bearing Mice
Honggang Cui | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 25, 2023A Johns Hopkins University research team has developed a “drug-delivered-by-drug” hydrogel that combines the anticancer drug paclitaxel (PTX) and an anti-CD47 antibody (aCD47) in a solution that self-assembles into an anticancer gel that fills the tiny grooves left after a brain tumor is surgically removed. Tests in live mice showed that the chemoimmunotherapy aCD47/PF hydrogel […]
CRISPR-Cas-amplified urinary biomarkers for multiplexed and portable cancer diagnostics
Sangeeta Bhatia | Via Nature | April 24, 2023Synthetic biomarkers, bioengineered sensors that generate molecular reporters in diseased microenvironments, represent an emerging paradigm in precision diagnostics. Despite the utility of DNA barcodes as a multiplexing tool, their susceptibility to nucleases in vivo has limited their utility. Here we exploit chemically stabilized nucleic acids to multiplex synthetic biomarkers and produce diagnostic signals in biofluids […]
Microneedle Patch Printer Enables On-Demand Vaccine Manufacturing
Mark Prausnitz | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 24, 2023The portable instrument could increase global access to vaccines by simplifying their storage, distribution, and administration. Researchers from the lab of Robert Langer, ScD, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), say they have developed a printer for microneedle patches smaller than postage stamps that penetrate the […]
Microneedle Patch Printer Enables On-Demand Vaccine Manufacturing
Robert Langer | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 24, 2023The portable instrument could increase global access to vaccines by simplifying their storage, distribution, and administration. Researchers from the lab of Robert Langer, ScD, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), say they have developed a printer for microneedle patches smaller than postage stamps that penetrate the […]
Microneedle Patch Printer Enables On-Demand Vaccine Manufacturing
Ana Jaklenec | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 24, 2023The portable instrument could increase global access to vaccines by simplifying their storage, distribution, and administration. Researchers from the lab of Robert Langer, ScD, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), say they have developed a printer for microneedle patches smaller than postage stamps that penetrate the […]
Graphene ‘Tattoo’ Treats Cardiac Arrhythmia With Light
Igor Efimov | Via Northwestern University | April 21, 2023Scientists led by Northwestern University and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) have developed the first cardiac implant made from graphene, a two-dimensional super material with ultra-strong, lightweight and conductive properties, described in a study published in Advanced Materials. Similar in appearance to a child’s temporary tattoo, the new graphene “tattoo” implant is thinner […]