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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mini-organ models reveal hantavirus secrets, point to treatments
UCLA researchers have created miniature stem cell-based organoid models of human lungs, hearts and brains to study how hantaviruses—rare but often deadly viruses spread by rodents—infect the body. Hantaviruses were thrust ...
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Vaccination
mRNA vaccine power enhanced for cancer and autoimmune disease prevention
Messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines entered the public consciousness when they were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, and both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna used the technology in developing their highly effective vaccines ...
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Light therapy provides new hope for Alzheimer's patients
Researchers have developed a new light technology that appears to improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients in clinical trials. The hope is that the idea can be developed into ordinary lamps that people can install ...
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Recreating human thymus development in a dish using iPS cells
A team of researchers led by Professor Yoko Hamazaki and Assistant Professor Yann Pretemer (Department of Life Science Frontiers) has developed an in vitro model that faithfully recapitulates human thymic epithelial cell ...
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Biodegradable self-healing hydrogel combined with acupuncture shows promise for Parkinson's disease
Researchers at National Taiwan University developed a biodegradable, electroconductive self-healing hydrogel combined with acupuncture that restores motor function and protects brain neurons in Parkinson's disease models.
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Wearable sweat sensor can detect responses to physical, emotional and pharmacological stress
Most people are well aware of the effects of chronic stress in the modern world. While some stress can be a good thing, like the type of stress your body feels during an intense workout, prolonged or chronic stress can lead ...
3D-printed scaffold process offers hope for spinal cord injury recovery
For the first time, a research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities demonstrated a process that combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues for spinal cord injury recovery.
Aug 25, 2025
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Broken bones regrow quickly with help of biodegradable scaffold that releases nutrients
For most broken bones, bone cells regrow on their own while patients wear a cast or brace to keep the injury steady. But for complex or severe fractures, surgeons may intervene by placing grafts or scaffolds made of biocompatible ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Genetically modified pig lung functions in human body for 9 days
A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human recipient who had been declared brain dead, according to research published in Nature Medicine. ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Light pills could transform understanding of how the gut controls the body
Scientists have long struggled with how to study the gut's vast nervous system—often called the body's "second brain"—without damaging it. Current research methods are invasive and often require complex surgeries that ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Modern radiotherapy delivers higher doses with fewer sessions
New research from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) demonstrates the accuracy of modern radiotherapy techniques used to treat cancer. The study is published in the Journal of Applied ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Developing better tools to detect ADHD in adulthood
Only a few decades ago, it was believed that ADHD was something one outgrew during adolescence. However, about half of those diagnosed at a young age carry it into adulthood.
Aug 25, 2025
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Diagnosing diabetes may soon be as easy as breathing into a bag
In the U.S., one in five of the 37 million adults who has diabetes doesn't know it. Current methods of diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes usually require a visit to a doctor's office or lab work, both of which can be expensive ...
Aug 22, 2025
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Cold plasma penetrates deep into tissue to fight cancer
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) have collaborated with partners at Greifswald University Hospital and University Medical Center Rostock to demonstrate that cold plasma can effectively ...
Aug 21, 2025
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Fat-trapping microbeads provide drug-free weight loss in rats
Weight-loss interventions, including gastric bypass surgery and drugs that prevent dietary fat absorption, can be invasive or have negative side effects. Now, researchers have developed edible microbeads made from green tea ...
Aug 21, 2025
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Novel technique scans for health cues using light and skin
A handheld sensor and innovative technique developed by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists could one day offer a noninvasive alternative to food diaries and blood tests when monitoring diet and health.
Aug 21, 2025
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Life-saving devices may also create the perfect incubator for deadly fungal infections
More than 30 million Americans rely on implanted medical devices like prosthetic joints, pacemakers and more to improve their quality of life. But implanting any foreign object into the body also carries the risk of introducing ...
Aug 21, 2025
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Data-driven designs of prosthetic legs offer a faster, more personalized approach
Researchers have developed a new, data-driven way of fitting prosthetic legs that could lead to better-fitting prosthetics, in less time and at a lower cost.
Aug 21, 2025
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Graphene technology matures brain organoids faster, may unlock neurodegenerative insights
Researchers from the University of California San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute have developed a novel method to stimulate and mature human brain organoids using graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon.
Aug 20, 2025
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Wearable robot adapts to individual arm movement patterns for stroke and ALS patients
Having lived with an ALS diagnosis since 2018, Kate Nycz can tell you firsthand what it's like to slowly lose motor function for basic tasks. "My arm can get to maybe 90 degrees, but then it fatigues and falls," the 39-year-old ...
Aug 20, 2025
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New drug formulation turns intravenous treatments into a quick injection
Patients with some cancers, autoimmune diseases, and metabolic disorders often endure time-consuming intravenous (IV) infusions to receive the best protein-based treatments available. Because these protein therapeutics require ...
Aug 20, 2025
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Liquid crystal COVID-19 test could enable rapid, accurate at-home detection
How many times have you stared at a home COVID-19 test, waiting for the faint line that confirms an infection? Those home antigen tests often fail to detect a recent infection or one with no symptoms. A PCR test is more accurate, ...
Aug 20, 2025
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Dr. Robot will see you now? Medical robots expected to support doctors, not take over patient care
The robot doctor will see you now? Not for the foreseeable future, anyway.
Aug 20, 2025
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Breaking a sweat: Using chloride in sweat to help diagnose cystic fibrosis
Sweat does more than just cool down an overheating body. Measuring the chemical makeup of an individual's sweat—specifically the levels of chloride, a chemical component of salt—can serve as an early warning system to ...
Aug 20, 2025
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Companies may be misleading parents with 'outrageous' claims about banking baby teeth
Parents are spending thousands of pounds to bank stem cells from their children's milk teeth—but the recipient companies' claims about their future medical value are unproven and potentially misleading, reveals an investigation ...
Aug 20, 2025
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