Lab-grown micro bladder helps explain why urinary tract infections return
A lab-grown micro bladder may explain why urinary tract infections (UTIs) return so frequently, according to a study…
Targeting KV7 proteins could help delay preterm labor
Scientists have found that targeting a particular group of proteins in the uterus muscle (myometrium) can suppress human…
Multiple sclerosis treatment approach developed at Mainz University moves toward clinical application
A therapeutic approach pioneered in Mainz for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) is taking an important step…
NIH grants support research on whether PFAS exposure increases risk of liver and endometrial cancers
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have received two…
Physical activity declines significantly with age despite good initial health
A recent study from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, shows that physical activity declines substantially with age, even…
Brain organoid studies on the ISS move closer to new treatments
Research using human brain organoids onboard the International Space Station International Space Station (ISS) helped lead to the…
Silencing prefrontal cortex helps mice adopt better strategies
The prefrontal cortex, a brain region long associated with learning more flexible behaviors, can sometimes block the ability…
New mechanism linked to septic heart injury protection uncovered
Sepsis triggers widespread inflammation, circulatory failure and metabolic stress, and cardiac dysfunction is a common complication associated with…
New stem cell vesicles accelerate diabetic wound healing
Diabetic foot ulcers are among the most serious complications of diabetes because prolonged inflammation, poor circulation, and defective…
NIH funds UVA research to develop advanced laboratory tissue models
A University of Virginia researcher has received a five-year, $2.1 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop…
Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…
Test that could identify signs of Alzheimer’s disease 20 years earlier greenlit for trials
The ability to test for signs of Alzheimer’s disease decades earlier could be a step closer with a…