Immunology
Scientists pioneer immunotherapy technique for autoimmune diseases
Mayo Clinic scientists have developed an immunotherapy strategy that potentially lays the groundwork for treating a spectrum of autoimmune diseases.
Apr 1, 2024
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Search results for bone tissue engineering
Dentistry
Multiple biomaterials for immediate implant placement tissue repair: Current status and future perspectives
A study published in the journal MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, led by Dr. Xiaojing Wang from the Department of Oral Implantology at The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, focuses on addressing tooth loss, ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Clinical trial: Some sarcoma patients improve with T cell immunotherapy
A clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown that a T cell immunotherapy—in which the patients' own T cells are genetically modified to attack and kill cancer cells—is ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Micro-massaging—'artificial muscles' help fractured leg bones heal better
Orthopedic implants are used to fixate the bone fragments of fractures. Novel smart implants are now being developed that can continuously monitor and actively promote bone healing—by, for example, micro-massaging the fracture ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Surgery
Two-way cell-based treatment helps repair muscle after rotator cuff injury
A team of Georgia Tech researchers has introduced a new therapeutic system to offset the poor clinical outcomes often associated with common rotator cuff surgery.
Mar 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
In the fight against breast cancer, researchers identify malignancy hibernation as the next battleground
There is a surprising dearth of research about how breast cancer cells can go dormant, spread and then resurface years or even decades later, according to a new review of in vitro breast cancer studies conducted by researchers ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Surgery
Optimizing tissue engineering in rotator cuff repair
Retear and failure to heal are significant post-operative complications in rotator cuff repair surgery despite the use of commercially available rotator cuff repair grafts. Advances in tissue engineering have demonstrated ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Medical research
Low-level blasts from heavy weapons can cause traumatic brain injury—the physics of invisible cell death
When the force of a blast shoots a round out of a large-caliber rifle, howitzer or M1 Abrams tank gun, the teams of people operating these weapons are exposed to low-level blasts that can cause traumatic brain injuries.
Feb 28, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists devise novel strategy to seek and destroy leukemia stem cells
Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, have devised an innovative approach to target and destroy hard-to-kill leukemia stem cells. The journal Blood ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Neuroscience
Mapping brain repair and remodeling after stroke
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have cataloged the cellular response to stroke in a preclinical model, identifying the immune cells involved and the roles they may play in the days and weeks following a stroke.
Jan 10, 2024
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