Medical research
Gene therapy for blood disorders
Gene therapy holds a lot of promise in medicine. If we could safely alter our own DNA, we might eliminate diseases our ancestors passed down to us.
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Medical research
3D 'organ on a chip' could accelerate search for new disease treatments
Researchers have developed a three-dimensional 'organ on a chip' which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells, and could be used to develop new treatments for disease while reducing the number of animals used in ...
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Medical research
Engineers develop process to 3-D print cells to produce human tissue such as ligaments and tendons
With today's technology, we can 3-D-print sculptures, mechanical parts, prosthetics, even guns and food. But a team of University of Utah biomedical engineers have developed a method to 3-D-print cells to produce human tissue ...
Oct 10, 2018
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Genetics
New insight into how autism might develop in human brain
In a study published in Stem Cell Reports, a McGill team of scientists led by Dr. Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism.
Jun 26, 2018
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Medical research
New cell therapy aids heart recovery—without implanting cells
Heart disease is a major global health problem—myocardial infarction annually affects more than one million people in the U.S. alone, and there is still no effective treatment. The adult human heart cannot regenerate itself ...
Apr 23, 2018
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Medical research
Team develops 3-D tissue model of a developing human heart
The heart is the first organ to develop in the womb and the first cause of concern for many parents.
Mar 16, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Area surrounding a tumor impacts how breast cancer cells grow
Cancer is typically thought of as a tumor that needs to be removed or an area that needs to be treated with radiation or chemotherapy. As a physicist and cancer researcher, Joe Gray, Ph.D., thinks differently.
Mar 14, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Extracellular vesicles could be personalized drug delivery vehicles
Creating enough nanovesicles to inexpensively serve as a drug delivery system may be as simple as putting the cells through a sieve, according to an international team of researchers who used mouse autologous—their own—immune ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Medical research
'Decorated' stem cells could offer targeted heart repair
Although cardiac stem cell therapy is a promising treatment for heart attack patients, directing the cells to the site of an injury - and getting them to stay there - remains challenging. In a new pilot study using an animal ...
Jan 10, 2018
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Neuroscience
Team finds that brain implants can rely on more than neurons to function
Implanted devices send targeted electrical stimulation to the nervous system to interfere with abnormal brain activity, and it is commonly assumed that neurons are the only important brain cells that need to be stimulated ...
Jan 8, 2018
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