Tumor cells are known to be fickle sleeper agents, often lying dormant in distant tissues for years before reactivating and forming metastasis. Numerous factors have been studied to understand why the activation occurs, from ...
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Research into the onset and progression of diseases affecting musculoskeletal soft tissues could be greatly advanced using novel 3D models, say researchers from the Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal ...
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In a pre-clinical, proof-of-concept study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a green tea compound with powerful antioxidant properties, could be promising for both treating ...
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Neuroscientists have long searched for ways to reopen "critical periods" in the brain, when mammals are more sensitive to signals from their surroundings that can influence periods of brain development. Now, researchers at ...
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Perhaps the most obvious feature of a neuron is the long branch called an axon that ventures far from the cell body to connect with other neurons or muscles. If that long, thin projection ever seems like it could be vulnerable, ...
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Researchers have developed a method for cheaply producing heart valves in the span of minutes that are functional immediately after being implanted into sheep. The scientists call their method "Focused Rotary Jet Spinning," ...
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Myocardial infarction (MI) and the resulting heart failure remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cell therapy by implantation of stem/progenitor cells and their derived cardiovascular cells offers new ...
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A structure surrounding ovarian cancer trains cells called macrophages to protect the tumor from immune attack, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.
May 16, 2023
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Muscles that ache after a hard workout usually don't hurt for long, thanks to stem cells that rush to the injured site along "collagen highways" within the muscle and repair the damaged tissue. But if the cells can't reach ...
May 11, 2023
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An international team of 79 researchers have collaborated on a study published in Nature Medicine to delve into perivascular spaces (PVS), a poorly understood artifact seen in magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral small ...
