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First biohybrid model of human ventricles is an important step forward for organ biofabrication

Heart disease - the leading cause of death in the U.S. - is so deadly in part because the heart, unlike other organs, cannot repair itself after injury.

8 Jul 2022

New method helps determine alcohol consumption in fatty liver disease

It is important to know whether patients have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), as this distinction plays a key role in treatment and prognosis but cannot be reliably determined by established diagnostic means.

5 Jul 2022

New signaling molecule may offer a therapeutic treatment for common form of hair loss

University of California, Irvine-led researchers have discovered that a signaling molecule called SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth and may offer a therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopecia, a common form of hair loss in both women and men.

30 Jun 2022

Optical fiber holds promise for use in deep-tissue studies of patients’ brains with Alzheimer’s disease

An optical fiber as thin as a strand of hair holds promise for use in minimally invasive deep-tissue studies of patients' brains that show the effects Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders.

30 Jun 2022

New word-score model can estimate the amount of hidden hearing loss in human ears

Researchers from Mass Eye and Ear have developed a word-score model capable of estimating the amount of hidden hearing loss in human ears.

28 Jun 2022

Inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene lead to sensorineural deafness

Researchers at the John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have found that inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene caused deafness in four families.

23 Jun 2022

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

Millions of children in low- and middle-income nations suffer from environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old.

23 Jun 2022

New weight loss treatment is marked by heavy marketing and modest results

First came the "edible billboard," which appeared last year during the holidays in New York's East Village loaded with cake treats. Then, in late January, came the national marketing campaign, with TV and digital media promoting the idea that trying to lose weight doesn't mean a person can't enjoy eating.

22 Jun 2022

Pregnant women with PCOS have higher risk for heart problems during delivery

A common hormone disorder among women of reproductive age has been linked to an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events and pregnancy outcomes at the time of birth, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

16 Jun 2022

As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

Casey Malish had just pulled into an intersection in the 2nd Ward when a woman with tattoos and pinkish hair unexpectedly hopped into the back seat of his gray Mazda. He handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit that helps drug users like her stay alive.

14 Jun 2022

RNA exosomes play a key role in B cell development, UTSW study suggests

New research from UT Southwestern suggests that RNA exosomes – the cellular machines that degrade old molecules of RNA – play a key role in the development of B cells, which are critical to the immune system's ability to protect against infection.

13 Jun 2022

Exposure to parabens may be the reason for higher breast cancer risk in Black women

Chemicals called parabens, which are found in widely used hair and personal care products, cause harmful effects in breast cancer cells from Black women, according to a new study being presented Sunday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

New, tiny probe for long-lasting and minimally invasive interfacing with neural circuits

Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a tiny neural probe that can be implanted for longer time periods to record and stimulate neural activity, while minimizing injury to the surrounding tissue.

9 Jun 2022

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Researchers from the University of Tokyo pool knowledge of robotics and tissue culturing to create a controllable robotic finger covered with living skin tissue.

9 Jun 2022

Eating higher levels of fish may be linked to greater risk of malignant melanoma

Eating higher levels of fish, including tuna and non-fried fish, appears to be associated with a greater risk of malignant melanoma, suggests a large study of US adults published in Cancer Causes & Control.

9 Jun 2022

Synthetic IL-9 receptor allows T cells to fight cancer without the need for chemo or radiation

Before a patient can undergo T cell therapy designed to target cancerous tumors, the patient's entire immune system must be destroyed with chemotherapy or radiation. The toxic side effects are well known, including nausea, extreme fatigue and hair loss.

8 Jun 2022

Hair News and Research

First biohybrid model of human ventricles is an important step forward for organ biofabrication

New method helps determine alcohol consumption in fatty liver disease

New signaling molecule may offer a therapeutic treatment for common form of hair loss

Optical fiber holds promise for use in deep-tissue studies of patients’ brains with Alzheimer’s disease

New word-score model can estimate the amount of hidden hearing loss in human ears

Inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene lead to sensorineural deafness

Researchers model a complex childhood disease on-a-chip

New weight loss treatment is marked by heavy marketing and modest results

Pregnant women with PCOS have higher risk for heart problems during delivery

As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

RNA exosomes play a key role in B cell development, UTSW study suggests

Exposure to parabens may be the reason for higher breast cancer risk in Black women

New, tiny probe for long-lasting and minimally invasive interfacing with neural circuits

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Eating higher levels of fish may be linked to greater risk of malignant melanoma

Synthetic IL-9 receptor allows T cells to fight cancer without the need for chemo or radiation

Sponge-like solar cells could form the basis for less-invasive pacemakers or similar medical devices

She’s 31, has stage 4 kidney cancer — and talked openly about it in a job interview

Scientists discover a new role for protein complex at the center of Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Investigating incidence and clinical features of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in children and adolescents

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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