Bioscientists have learned to 3D-print scaffolds that may help heal osteochondral injuries of the sort suffered by many athletes.
Screening for colorectal cancer at 45 would avert deaths, but testing older adults would do more
Starting routine colorectal cancer screening at age 45 rather than 50 would decrease U.S. cancer deaths, but screening a greater…
Novel brain map tracks early brain atrophy from HIV infection
A new map of brain tissue in people with HIV shows atrophy in several areas including a primary neurocognitive control…
Researchers optimize gene editing for SCD and beta thalassemia
Gene editing of patients’ blood stem cells can potentially cure many blood disorders. But introducing targeted edits into these cells…
In mice, single population of stem cells contributes to lifelong hippocampal neurogenesis
In the latest update in the field of adult neurogenesis, a team of researchers has shown in mice that a…
A billion people will be newly exposed to diseases like dengue fever as world temperatures rise
As many as a billion people could be newly exposed to disease-carrying mosquitoes by the end of the century because…
Researchers discover the source of new neurons in brain’s hippocampus
Researchers have shown, in mice, that one type of stem cell that makes adult neurons is the source of this…
Cultured stem cells reconstruct sensory nerve and tissue structure in the nose
Researchers have developed a method to grow and maintain olfactory stem cells. The work is a launch pad for developing…
Modelled climate change impact on mosquito-borne virus transmission
Mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, already threaten over a billion people globally. A study predicts that climate…
Designer organelles bring new functionalities into cells
For the first time, scientists have engineered the complex biological process of translation into a designer organelle in a living…