Electric Bandages Prevent Wound Infections
One of the biggest problems in medicine, and one which has potential to become a worldwide health crisis, is bacterial resistance to antibiotics. When our antibiotics cease to be effective,…
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Artificial Insulin-Releasing Cells Used to Treat Diabetes in Mice
The treatment of diabetes requires patients to regularly monitor their blood sugar levels and administer insulin injections; however, if artificial-insulin releasing cells could be introduced, this would greatly improve the…
Lab-Grown Blood Vessel Replacements Move Closer to Clinical Trials
A major development has been announced by researchers at the University of Minnesota, who have successfully used lab-grown blood vessel replacements for kidney dialysis in non-human primates. There is hope…
‘Living Bandage’ Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Injuries Could Revolutionize Treatment of Meniscal Tears
Stem cells have been used in new therapies to treat a wide range of diseases. Now, a new technique for using stem cell therapy for knee injuries has shown highly…
Magic Mushrooms Shown to Reduce Symptoms of Treatment Resistant Depression
Researchers at Imperial College, London have discovered one of the hallucinogenic compounds in magic mushrooms – psilocybin – can help reduce symptoms of treatment resistant depression. The researchers administered the…
Gene Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Gets FDA Approval
A new form of gene therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Using the technique, doctors can reprogram a patient’s immune…
New 3D Printing Technique Used to Print Living Tissues
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a novel technique for 3D printing cells to form living tissues that retain their structure. The 3D printed tissues could potentially be…
Researchers Accidentally Create Bioactive Tissue Paper That Supports Cell Regeneration
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have developed an innovative range of bioactive ‘tissue papers’ that have potential for use in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The tissue papers are made from…
New Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment for acute myeloid leukemia for patients who have specific isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) gene mutations. Approximately 21,380 individuals are…
U.S. Researchers Use CRISPR Technology to Edit Genes in Human Embryos
For the first time in the United States, researchers have used CRISPR technology to edit genes in human embryos. The U.S. is not the first country to perform such tests….