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Novel remote-controlled 'smart' platform aids in treatment of cardiovascular disease

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death worldwide. However, vascular regeneration is a promising treatment for cardiovascular disease. Remodeling the endothelium - i.e., forming a confluent vascular endothelial cell monolayer on the lumen - plays a vital role in this process.

3 Dec 2019

Stem cells do help restore heart function – but in a different way

A new study published in the journal Nature shows that stem cells do work well to repair the damaged heart – but in an entirely different manner than was originally supposed. The study shows that stem cells, whether living or dead, when injected into the area of damage in the heart in mice, activate an intense acute inflammation. This triggers the classic wound healing response which finally results in the partial or complete recovery of mechanical function of the injured area.

28 Nov 2019

How to make holidays healthier and less stressful without falling victim to the holiday hustle

The holidays are meant to be a time of celebration and quality time with family and friends. However, when trying to manage our families and navigate all of the festivities, this season is often a catalyst for a lot of stress and anxiety.

27 Nov 2019

Medicinal plants: from genes to drugs

We eat plants, wear their products, burn them for fuel, and use them to build our houses. Plants are the very basis of the food chain on earth. They are also the source of oxygen in the atmosphere, and a treasure house containing a host of compounds that have biological effects on the body. Some of these chemicals are produced as self-defence, to guard against pests and diseases.

27 Nov 2019

Research findings provide novel therapeutic space to induce scarless regenerative healing

Abnormal scarring is a serious threat resulting in non-healing chronic wounds or fibrosis. Scars form when fibroblasts, a type of cell of connective tissue, reach wounded skin and deposit plugs of extracellular matrix.

27 Nov 2019

Stem cells do not take the day off on national holidays

While most of us are stuffing ourselves with turkey and pumpkin pie at home on Thanksgiving Day, the staff at one Cedars-Sinai laboratory will be on the job, feeding stem cells.

26 Nov 2019

Targeting molecular mechanisms could be beneficial in diabetic wound care

When our skin is damaged, a whole set of biological processes springs into action to heal the wound. Now, researchers from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research have shown that one of the molecules involved in this, HMGB1, slows down wound healing.

26 Nov 2019

Wound healing events in mucous tissues could guard against AIDS

Wound healing events in mucous tissues during early infection by Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, or SIV, guard some primate species against developing AIDS, a recent study has learned.

21 Nov 2019

Researchers discover why Aeromonas hydrophila can have lethal consequences in some cases

Some infections caused by bacteria can have devastating results on health. This is the case of the infections caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, which can be found in water and, if ingested orally, can sometimes cause gastrointestinal upsets that require treatment with antibiotics.

21 Nov 2019

Researchers turn to older treatment methods for new health challenges

The last thing anyone wants during a stay in the hospital is a hospital-acquired infection. Nosocomial infections, as they are called, are on the rise as more pathogens become resistant to drugs currently available.

21 Nov 2019

Doctors place patients in suspended animation in first trial of its kind

For the first time, doctors have placed people in suspended animation in an effort to repair fatal

21 Nov 2019

Doughnut-shaped circles of ecDNA provide tumor cells with a malignant twist

Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA encodes information, not only in its sequence but also in its shape.

21 Nov 2019

Robotic kidney transplants produce survival outcomes among patients with obesity

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago report that among patients with obesity, robotic kidney transplants produce survival outcomes comparable to those seen among nonobese patients.

19 Nov 2019

Crick study reveals vital protective role of telomere t-loops

Loops at the ends of telomeres play a vital protective role preventing irretrievable damage to chromosomes, according to new research from the Crick.

From The Francis Crick Institute 12 Nov 2019

CHLA researchers discover a mechanism of heart regeneration in zebrafish

One of the reasons coronary heart disease is so deadly is that fluid build-up and scarring can develop in the heart tissue. This prevents the heart from contracting properly, impacting its ability to supply the body with fresh blood. If scarring is extensive, heart failure can result.

12 Nov 2019

New technique to detect common cause for diseases related to thrombotic microangiopathies

There is a group of diseases whose symptoms have a common origin: a lesion in the endothelial tissue that covers the inside of the blood vessels.

8 Nov 2019

Study: Spherical exosomes could help in treating acute kidney injury

Like a swarm of construction workers in the aftermath of a destructive storm, cargo-filled, nanometer-sized spheres arrive on the scene following an acute kidney injury.

5 Nov 2019

Lymphatic system found to be involved in hair regeneration

Given the amount of wear and tear it's subjected to on a daily basis, the skin has a phenomenal ability to replenish itself.

1 Nov 2019

Researchers develop new way to 3D print living skin with blood vessels

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a way to 3D print living skin, complete with blood vessels. The advancement, published online today in Tissue Engineering Part A, is a significant step toward creating grafts that are more like the skin our bodies produce naturally.

1 Nov 2019

Researchers identify new kidney cancer subtypes and clues to better diagnosis, treatment

In what is believed to be the most comprehensive molecular characterization to date of the most common - and often treatment-resistant - form of kidney cancer, researchers at Johns Hopkins' departments of pathology and oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report evidence for at least three distinct subtypes of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), along with new revelations about the proteins that define them.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 31 Oct 2019

Wound News and Research

Novel remote-controlled 'smart' platform aids in treatment of cardiovascular disease

Stem cells do help restore heart function – but in a different way

How to make holidays healthier and less stressful without falling victim to the holiday hustle

Medicinal plants: from genes to drugs

Research findings provide novel therapeutic space to induce scarless regenerative healing

Stem cells do not take the day off on national holidays

Targeting molecular mechanisms could be beneficial in diabetic wound care

Wound healing events in mucous tissues could guard against AIDS

Researchers discover why Aeromonas hydrophila can have lethal consequences in some cases

Researchers turn to older treatment methods for new health challenges

Doctors place patients in suspended animation in first trial of its kind

Doughnut-shaped circles of ecDNA provide tumor cells with a malignant twist

Robotic kidney transplants produce survival outcomes among patients with obesity

Crick study reveals vital protective role of telomere t-loops

CHLA researchers discover a mechanism of heart regeneration in zebrafish

New technique to detect common cause for diseases related to thrombotic microangiopathies

Study: Spherical exosomes could help in treating acute kidney injury

Lymphatic system found to be involved in hair regeneration

Researchers develop new way to 3D print living skin with blood vessels

Researchers identify new kidney cancer subtypes and clues to better diagnosis, treatment

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