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…
Nerve Damage Repaired Using Stem Cells — From Your Nose?
Two Northeastern University researchers want to make life better for people who’ve experienced serious physical trauma, the kind…
New nanoparticle therapy overcomes T cell exhaustion in solid tumors
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new type of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) that could one…
Modified lipid nanoparticles boost mRNA vaccines while reducing side effects
The most common side effects of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot are well known: soreness, mild fever…
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…
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…
Surgeons Kept a Man With No Lungs Alive For 48 Hours While Waiting For a Transplant
Surgeons at work on the double lung transplant. Credit: Northwestern Medicine In the spring of 2023, a 33-year-old man…
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…
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…
Engineered Bone Marrow Model Advances CRISPR-CAR T Research in AML
Credit: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images Scientists at the University of Glasgow developed a bioengineered bone marrow (BM)…