Inflammatory disorders

Could bioprinted skin uncover a new treatment for eczema?

Mayo Clinic has developed its first 3D prototype of human skin bioprinted to model inflammatory skin disease. 3D bioprinting is a technology that mixes bioinks with living cells to print natural tissue-like structures in ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cellular 'fingerprint' may offer early warning of cancer risk

For nearly every disease, age is a major risk factor, and cancer is no exception. Between the ages of 25 and 65, an individual's risk of developing cancer skyrockets by 4,000%. A new study explores a "fingerprint" in cells ...

Health

Marijuana use linked to epigenetic changes

Recent and long-term marijuana use is linked to changes in the human epigenome, a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Molecular Psychiatry has found.

Neuroscience

New sensor shows brain cells making and then breaking contact

When brain cells, or neurons, are putting out processes to connect with other neurons, how do they tell the difference between their own processes and those of other neurons? One important part of this puzzle involves a molecule ...

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