Bioengineered Implants Deliver Multi-Drug Therapy in Animal Models
Rice University PhD student Chris Wright holds the implant, which uses cells to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs beneath the…
New approach developed to visualize proteins at unprecedented scale and sensitivity
Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology’s…
Lifelong tracking of fish reveals early behavioral signals of aging
Scientists tracking the entire life of the African turquoise killifish have discovered that behavior alone can predict whether…
New CRISPR technique boosts mitochondrial function to treat heart failure
After a heart attack, the heart struggles to recoup and maintain energy. One third of patients develop heart…
Study links high-fat diet to faster breast cancer progression
If you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, what should you eat to ensure the best prognosis? In APL Bioengineering,…
New Bio-Implant for Spinal Cord Repair
Summary: Spinal cord injuries have long been considered permanent because neurons in the central nervous system lack the…
Novel implant delivers tiny growth-promoting particles directly to injured nerve cells
Researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have developed a novel implant that delivers tiny growth-promoting…
Researchers open ‘window to the brain’ with powerful cancer tech
Technology created at The University of Queensland could improve the odds of surviving brain cancer and change how…
Scientists discover spindle’s self-repair mechanism for accurate cell division
Every second, millions of cells in your body divide in two. In the space of an hour, they…
Human Embryos Differ from First Cell Division, Research Finds
Mammal embryos show differences between individual cells from the very first division — a finding that could transform…
Breakthrough in growing brain tissue models using fully animal-free materials
For the first time, scientists have grown functional, brain-like tissue without using any animal-derived materials or added biological…
Smartphones match traditional methods in monitoring patients with muscular dystrophy
Stanford Medicine researchers found that a smartphone could monitor patients with two types of muscular dystrophy as well…