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Electrical stimulation may be essential for healthy tendons, study suggests

A new study by researchers at the University of Galway and the University of Limerick suggests that electrical stimulation might be essential for tendons to maintain their health, offering fresh possibilities in tendon repair and regeneration.

21 Nov 2024

Ex-eye bank workers say pressure, lax oversight led to errors

William Lopez remembers clearly the day in June 2017 when he says he was asked to call the spouse of a college friend who had just died and ask for her eyes.

20 Nov 2024

Daily tablet shows promise in treating achondroplasia in children

A promising daily tablet is effective at increasing height and improving proportional limb growth in children with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, according to a new study.

18 Nov 2024

Blue light exposure may accelerate bone growth and early puberty in rats

Exposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may accelerate bone growth and bone age, leading to early puberty in rats.

15 Nov 2024

Blood-derived materials show promise in bone regeneration

Scientists have created a new 'biocooperative' material based on blood, which has shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way for personalised regenerative blood products that could be used as effective therapies to treat injury and disease.

15 Nov 2024

UCLA researchers discover netrin1's unexpected role in spinal cord development

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have uncovered an unexpected role for the molecule netrin1 in organizing the developing spinal cord.

15 Nov 2024

Interactive atlas unveils immune changes in multiple myeloma

Multiple Myeloma (MM) is an incurable blood cancer, leading to weakened immunity, bone damage, and other serious health issues.

14 Nov 2024

Researchers discover new target for treating atherosclerosis

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified a new target to treat atherosclerosis, a condition where plaque clogs arteries and causes major cardiac issues, including stroke and heart attack.

13 Nov 2024

Vitamin D receptor activation slows cell overgrowth in pulmonary hypertension

The study demonstrates that activating the vitamin D receptor (VDR) with calcitriol suppresses cell proliferation in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells, potentially reducing disease severity in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

12 Nov 2024

Vitamin D supplementation may decrease blood pressure in obese older adults

Vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure in older people with obesity and taking more than the Institutes of Medicine's (IOM) recommended daily dose does not provide additional health benefits, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

12 Nov 2024

Integrating traditional medicines with modern nutrition for holistic health

In recent years, there has been a rising interest in combining traditional natural medicines with essential nutrients to foster a holistic approach to human health.

12 Nov 2024

Stand Up To Cancer partners with Johnson & Johnson to explore new treatment for AL amyloidosis

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced a collaboration with Johnson & Johnson aimed at supporting research testing a combination of two types of targeted therapies, teclistamab and daratumumab, to treat a rare disease called AL amyloidosis.

12 Nov 2024

AI-based ultrasound software guides childbirth decisions with high accuracy

A new AI-based software has been developed that can be integrated with an ultrasound device to 'guide' childbirth by providing precise, real-time information on the baby's head position.

11 Nov 2024

Genetic diagnosis solves medical mystery for 30 undiagnosed patients

An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite extensive clinical or genetic testing.

8 Nov 2024

New insights into the genetic legacy of Denisovans

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered "hominin" group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding events that helped shape early human history.

8 Nov 2024

New discovery could lead to better treatments for drug-resistant leukemia

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have identified an inherited genetic variation prevalent among East Asians that contributes to drug resistance, driving the aggressive growth of cancer cells in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.

8 Nov 2024