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…
Program introduces Florida students to virology and pandemic preparedness
Thirty outstanding high school students from 18 communities across Florida arrived in Tampa last week for the Global…
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…
Wearable fingertip patch tracks Parkinson’s medication levels through sweat
Engineers and neuroscientists at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft, wearable fingertip patch that…
Duke University engineers use robots and AI to improve gut health
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for systematically developing novel, complex combinations of probiotics and…
Novel bioinspired dressing uses body force to heal wounds
A bioinspired material, developed by scientists at Imperial College London, accelerates wound healing and the repair of human skin. The material captures the body’s…
AI redesign helps enzymes evolve beyond natural limits
By stabilizing enzyme starting points before evolution, researchers opened new mutational routes for engineering highly specific proteases, including…
Occult hepatitis B mutations drive liver cancer growth via Akt mTOR pathway
Occult hepatitis B virus (OBI) infection presents a significant global health challenge, notoriously flying under the radar of…
Scientists link genetic spelling mistakes to sudden cardiac death
Scientists have found that the ‘sudden’ cardiac death condition related to high profile deaths or major medical episodes…
New tumor organoids strengthen precision oncology research
Significant advances have been made in the development of patient-derived tumor “organoids” for preclinical research, in two new…
Probiotic may boost lifespan by 20%, for worms at least
Data published in Frontiers in Nutrition also indicated that Limosilactobacillus reuteri strain A21041 was associated with a 70%…