A recent collaborative study has developed a microphysiological system to study the effects of COVID-19. The model consists of bronchial organoids and vascular beds and reveals the interactions between the bronchi and vasculature ...
Jan 31, 2024
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It is only a few centimeters in size and can be held between two fingers, but hidden in the micro-channels carved inside it is a three-dimensional and highly faithful model of a biliary tract cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Researchers have revealed new links between Alzheimer's disease and the blood-brain barrier, finding connections between variants of a gene called EphA1 and the disease.
Jan 19, 2024
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A Ludwig Cancer Research study has generated a granular portrait of how the cellular and molecular components of the blood vessels that feed brain metastases of melanoma and lung and breast cancers differ from those of healthy ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Due to the substantial clinical demand for artificial small-diameter vessels (SDVs), numerous commercial products have emerged. However, most existing artificial SDVs lack an endothelial layer, leading to thrombosis. Fabricating ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Through transcriptomic profiling of more than 300,000 cells in human substantia nigra, a part of the brain that helps control the body's movements, a research team has identified a previously unreported neuron type with vulnerability ...
Jan 12, 2024
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In a study published online in Cell Reports researchers create a zebrafish model for in vivo labeling of brain pericytes, and systematically explored the developmental dynamics of brain pericytes during the early embryonic ...
Jan 9, 2024
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential way to improve the survival rate of lung transplant patients.
Jan 8, 2024
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A team of UC Davis researchers led by bioengineer Aijun Wang has designed and tested a supportive structure, called a scaffold, that can help large deep burn wounds heal faster. The promising new treatment was found to promote ...
Dec 19, 2023
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an "atlas of atherosclerosis" that reveals, at the level of individual cells, critical processes responsible for forming the harmful plaque buildup that causes ...
Dec 12, 2023
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