A 60-Year-Old Mystery About Collagen May Finally Be Solved
Scientists have directly observed collagen inside living cells in an unexpected liquid-like state, challenging the rigid structure long…
Molecular changes in the liver of space travelers provide clues about aging
What happens to the human body in space may help scientists create new anti-aging therapies. UCF’s Michal Masternak…
Monoclonal antibody shows promise for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome
Doctors have few options for patients who develop a life-threatening lung condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome, or…
Study explains how leukemia creates inflammatory lung environments
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) does more than infiltrate the lungs: it also transforms lung tissue to create an…
New project aims to systematically map billion cellular interactions
Multicellular life depends on remarkable acts of cooperation. Every cell in the human body must sense what is…
Amsterdam UMC researchers overturn long-standing biological pacemaker dogma
Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have overturned a key assumption in the biological pacemaker field. In a new preclinical…
Collagen exists as liquid droplets inside living cells, study reveals
Collagen, the protein that builds skin, bones, tendons and organs, exists inside cells as a liquid-like droplet rather…
Anti-aging herbal extract shows promise against chronic renal failure
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Chronic renal failure (CRF) is a progressive disease characterized…
CIC biomaGUNE develops pulmonary surfactant nanoparticles to treat lung diseases
The CIC biomaGUNE Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials has developed pulmonary surfactant nanoparticles (the blend of lipids…
Mesenchymal drift may explain how aging cells lose their identity
A new review argues that aging may not be just a collection of molecular defects, but a progressive…
New AI Blood Test Detects Silent Liver Disease Before Symptoms Appear
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have created an AI-powered blood test that may uncover silent liver disease years before…
Virginia Tech team identifies proteins that can reverse lung scarring
A Virginia Tech team has identified a promising new therapeutic strategy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), showing that…