Medical research
Scientists discover how to 3D print testicular cells
In a pair of world firsts, UBC scientists have 3D printed human testicular cells and identified promising early signs of sperm-producing capabilities.
Mar 16, 2022
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Medical research
Unusual partners aid blood vessel growth
Insufficient oxygen to an area like the heart or legs, called hypoxia, is a cue to our bodies to make more blood vessels, and scientists have found some unusual partners are key to making that happen.
Mar 8, 2022
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Diabetes
Girls with type 2 diabetes at higher risk for ovarian cysts
(HealthDay)—Here's yet another consequence of America's childhood obesity epidemic: New research shows that girls with type 2 diabetes can set themselves up for developing a condition known as polycystic ovary syndrome ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Tailoring lung cancer therapies to individual patients
Recent findings in the laboratory of University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Christine Brainson, Ph.D., could lead to promising treatments for two molecular subtypes of lung cancer.
Feb 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
'Decision switch' discovered in mutations linked to common brain tumor
Researchers at the Yale Cancer Biology Institute have clarified the role of a recurring cancer-associated tumor mutation in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and most aggressive type of malignant brain tumor. ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Minimizing long-term lung damage in COVID patients
A combined treatment strategy targeting SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and severe lung tissue injury is essential to minimize lung sequelae—chronic complications resulting from COVID-19 infection, according to a review published this ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Immunology
Key growth factor protects gut from inflammatory bowel disease
A growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new discovery from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.
Jan 31, 2022
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Medical research
Jigsaw-shaped peptide solves tissue regeneration puzzle
Recreating native physiological processes in manmade materials imitating the biological structures involved in wound healing has proved to be a lasting challenge. The main problems are modeling the appropriate functions that ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Medications
CBD reduces glioblastoma's size, supportive environment in experimental model
Inhaled CBD shrinks the size of the highly aggressive, lethal brain tumor glioblastoma in an animal model by reducing the essential support of its microenvironment, researchers report.
Dec 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
How artificial intelligence and machine learning will contribute to cancer patient care and vaccine design
Artificial intelligence/machine learning involves the development of computer systems that perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence. AI/ML is used by people every day, for example, while using smart home ...
Dec 8, 2021
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