A material based on a natural product of bones and citrus fruit, called citrate, provides the extra energy that stem cells need to form new bone tissue, according to a team of Penn State bioengineers. Their new understanding ...
Nov 26, 2018
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Scientists have found a way of mimicking our body's natural healing process, using cell derived nano-sized particles called vesicles, to repair damaged tissue.
Oct 3, 2017
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The prospect of regenerating bone lost to cancer or trauma is a step closer to the clinic as University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have identified two proteins found in bone marrow as key regulators of the master cells ...
Feb 2, 2017
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In their mission to design new biomaterials that promote tissue regeneration, Drexel University researchers have identified how inflammation, when precisely controlled, is crucial to bone repair.
Jul 29, 2016
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A new technique developed by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, the Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering and professor of medical sciences (in Medicine) at Columbia University, repairs large ...
Jun 15, 2016
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Spinal cord injuries don't heal like cuts or broken bones. Why? Part of the reason is the formation of scar tissue that acts as both a chemical and physical barrier to nerve regeneration.
Mar 17, 2016
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The concept sounds like the stuff of science fiction: take a pill, and suddenly new tissues grow to replace damaged ones.
Jun 11, 2015
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If you've ever broken a bone, there's a good chance you needed surgery, braces, or splints to realign the bone. Severe fractures in infants, on the other hand, can heal on their own through a process that has eluded scientists. ...
Oct 27, 2014
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While megakaryocytes are best known for producing platelets that heal wounds, these "mega" cells found in bone marrow also play a critical role in regulating stem cells according to new research from the Stowers Institute ...
Oct 19, 2014
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Patients suffering from osteoporosis or bone fractures might benefit from a new discovery of a protein that plays an important role in bone regeneration made by bioengineers at Queen Mary University of London.
Jul 2, 2014
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