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New project aims to engineer live joints for osteoarthritis treatment

About 32.5 million people in the United States and 500 million globally suffer from the degenerative joint disease known as osteoarthritis (OA), according to the Centers for Disease Control.

26 Mar 2024

UCL's neuro research to be supported by e-money venture Science Card

A UCL research team developing an artificial fiber technology to accelerate neurodegenerative disease clinical trials will be one of the first studies supported by e-money venture Science Card.

25 Jan 2024

Study reveals novel mechanism driving hypertension-induced arterial disease

A new study in Advanced Science unlocks the secrets of how high blood pressure (hypertension) fuels the progression of arterial disease.

5 Jan 2024

YAP and TAZ proteins guide bone development in the womb

A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, has been identified as conductors of bone development in the womb and could provide insight into genetic diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta, known commonly as "brittle bone disease."

4 Jan 2024

Researchers receive $2 million NSF grant to continue fight against airborne pathogens

Bahareh Behkam and collaborators have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue their fight against airborne pathogens

6 Dec 2023

Researchers receive NIH grant to build first-ever digital twin of the bladder

Men ages 50 to 60 have an 80 percent chance of having some degree of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) due to an enlarged prostate – which causes multiple symptoms that can impact their lives physically and psychologically.

13 Sep 2023

Study opens the door to new treatments for bone regeneration and osteoporosis

A new study of the PhyloBone project of the University of Turku, Finland, identifies hundreds of non-collagenous proteins in the bone matrix that may play regulatory roles in bone formation and regeneration.

17 Aug 2023

Novel biomaterials approach reveals how mechanical forces shape T cell fate

The successful campaign of adoptive T cell therapies, a type of immunotherapy in which immune T cells are collected from a patient, enhanced outside of the body, and reinfused back into the same patient, especially against blood cancers is well under way.

26 Jun 2023

Hitchhiker plant's hooks inspire new suturing schemes for surgical reattachment of tendon to bone

For most people, getting burrs stuck to your clothes during a hike is nothing more than a nuisance, something to pick off and throw out when you get home.

14 Mar 2023

Research examines the use of Brillouin microscopy to improve acquisition speed, reduce irradiation doses

Diagnostic imaging offers physicians and scientists critical visual representations of internal body structures, greatly enhancing clinical analysis and medical intervention.

10 Mar 2023

Cilia act as sensors to establish body left-right asymmetry during embryogenesis

Although the human body is externally symmetric across the left-right axis, there are remarkable left-right asymmetries in the shape and positioning of most internal organs including the heart, lungs, liver, stomach, and brain.

5 Jan 2023

The effects of mechanical forces on musculoskeletal cells and tissues

In this interview, Dr. Marina Danalache, Lab leader at the Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Tübingen talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about the ongoing research on the effects of mechanical forces on musculoskeletal cells and tissues, as well as how these forces mediate homeostasis and drive pathophysiological processes.

From Bruker BioAFM 30 Nov 2022

Mechanobiology News and Research

New project aims to engineer live joints for osteoarthritis treatment

UCL's neuro research to be supported by e-money venture Science Card

Study reveals novel mechanism driving hypertension-induced arterial disease

YAP and TAZ proteins guide bone development in the womb

Researchers receive $2 million NSF grant to continue fight against airborne pathogens

Researchers receive NIH grant to build first-ever digital twin of the bladder

Study opens the door to new treatments for bone regeneration and osteoporosis

Novel biomaterials approach reveals how mechanical forces shape T cell fate

Hitchhiker plant's hooks inspire new suturing schemes for surgical reattachment of tendon to bone

Research examines the use of Brillouin microscopy to improve acquisition speed, reduce irradiation doses

Cilia act as sensors to establish body left-right asymmetry during embryogenesis

The effects of mechanical forces on musculoskeletal cells and tissues

Higher viscosity of extracellular fluid enhances cancer dissemination

RIT professor receives grant to investigate new therapeutic approaches for scleroderma

PSI researchers optimize a method for tumor diagnosis using radionuclides

Super-resolution imaging reveals how disease causes cells to reorder their DNA incorrectly

Cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical 'sweet spot' environments, study finds

Researchers develop new method based on magneto-active polymers to study cellular behavior

Microgravity culture during spaceflight enhances microbial infection process in 3D intestinal models

Could sound waves help to regrow bones?

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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