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New light-based technique could transform heart tissue repair

Researchers from Mass General Brigham and collaborating institutions have developed a non-invasive approach to manipulate cardiac tissue activity by using light to stimulate an innovative ink incorporated into bioprinted tissue.

24 Jan 2025

Long-read sequencing revolutionizes diagnosis of rare diseases

One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid increases in genetic technology and testing.

24 Jan 2025

Advances and challenges in brain implant technology

In a paper recently published in the leading journal "The Lancet Digital Health", a scientific team led by Stanisa Raspopovic from MedUni Vienna looks at the progress and challenges in the research and development of brain implants.

24 Jan 2025

Mapping the human virome to improve disease prevention and treatment

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of microscopic species living inside you and on your body.

24 Jan 2025

MIT breakthrough enables fast and uniform protein labeling in 3D tissues

A new technology developed at MIT enables scientists to label proteins across millions of individual cells in fully intact 3D tissues with unprecedented speed, uniformity, and versatility.

24 Jan 2025

NUS researchers develop DNA barcoded nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel method to enhance the precision of cancer treatment using gold nanoparticles tagged with DNA barcodes.

24 Jan 2025

Researchers elucidate the significance of birth in neural stem cell maintenance

A research group led by Kazunobu Sawamoto, a professor at Nagoya City University and National Institute for Physiological Sciences, and Koya Kawase, a pediatric doctor at Nagoya City University Hospital, has elucidated the significance of birth in the maintenance of neural stem cells (NSCs).

24 Jan 2025

Study reveals new mechanism behind gene expression regulation in animal cells

A research team at KAIST has identified the core gene expression networks regulated by key proteins that fundamentally drive phenomena such as cancer development, metastasis, tissue differentiation from stem cells, and neural activation processes.

24 Jan 2025

Research develops framework to compare lab, AI, and simulation data

The successful and safe delivery of therapeutics relies on understanding how easily drugs can pass through biological barriers which protect cells.

24 Jan 2025

Study offers new insight into how nature and nurture shape aggression in males

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win.

24 Jan 2025

New machine learning approach improves single-cell data analysis

Our bodies are made up of around 75 billion cells. But what function does each individual cell perform and how greatly do a healthy person’s cells differ from those of someone with a disease?

23 Jan 2025

New compound V-161 offers hope in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

V-161, a novel compound targeting the Na+ -V-ATPase enzyme in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), significantly reduces bacterial growth and colonization.

23 Jan 2025

Lean red meat in balanced diet supports gut and heart health, study reveals

A recent study from Purdue University scientists reveals following a consistent dietary pattern that features lean red meat can contribute to gut microbiota balance and support cardiovascular health.

23 Jan 2025

Boosting BCL6 may counteract muscle loss from GLP-1 medications

About one in eight adults in the United States has tried or currently uses a GLP-1 medication, and a quarter of those users cite weight loss as their main goal.

23 Jan 2025

AI-driven tools could ease nurses’ workload in healthcare sector

In many countries, the social welfare sector is struggling with enormous cost-cutting pressures, labour shortage and the growing demand for its services.

23 Jan 2025

New technology tracks millions of cells simultaneously during organ development

Thanks to a new technology called Moscot ("Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport"), researchers can now observe millions of cells simultaneously as they develop into a new organ-for example, a pancreas.

23 Jan 2025

New method enables simultaneous multi-color imaging with bioluminescent proteins

Imaging live cells with fluorescent proteins has long been a crucial technique for understanding cellular behavior. While bioluminescent proteins offer several advantages over fluorescent proteins, the limited availability of color variants has made it difficult to observe multiple targets simultaneously.

23 Jan 2025

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific sells its medical media business to Astorg

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., a global leader in the innovation and manufacture of cell culture solutions for the life science and medical markets, today announced it entered into an agreement to sell its Medical Media Business Unit (MBU) to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm with an extensive track record in global healthcare investments.

23 Jan 2025

New study links intestinal protein to food allergy development

When is food simply nourishing and enjoyable, and when does it provoke an allergic reaction? The answer appears to lie in the balance of microbes that live in our intestine - and a specific protein secreted by intestinal goblet cells that influences that balance.

22 Jan 2025

Penn researchers develop optimized framework for COVID-19 vaccination distribution

Engineering and medical researchers at Penn have developed a groundbreaking framework that can determine the best and most computationally optimized distribution strategy for COVID-19 vaccinations in any given community.

22 Jan 2025