Medical specialties
- One step closer to bioengineered replacements for vessels and ducts (28 Aug 2018)
- New immunotherapy inhibits tumor growth and protects against metastases (28 Aug 2018)
- Bioengineered tooth replacement opens doors to new therapies (22 Aug 2018)
- Ape parasite genomes reveal origin, evolution of leading cause of malaria outside Africa: New insights on the origins of deadly infectious diseases vital to understanding emergence of human pathogens (22 Aug 2018)
- Artificial intelligence model “learns” from patient data to make cancer treatment less toxic (12 Aug 2018)
- Scientists watch bacteria 'harpoon' DNA to speed their evolution (06 Aug 2018)
- Using mathematical modeling and evolutionary principles important in treatment decisions: Moffitt researchers show continuous maximum dose and adaptive treatment approaches are effective strategies fo (03 Aug 2018)
- The role of 'extra' DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance (03 Aug 2018)
- We Can Now Successfully Transplant Lab-Grown Lungs in Pigs (02 Aug 2018)
- Platform uses artificial intelligence to diagnose Zika and other pathogens (18 Jul 2018)
- NYSCF researchers develop novel bioengineering technique for personalized bone grafts (18 Jul 2018)
- Machine learning finds tumor gene variants and sensitivity to drugs in The Cancer Genome Atlas (18 Jul 2018)
- Google's AI program: Building better algorithms for detecting eye disease (18 Jul 2018)
- Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in most common brain scan (18 Jul 2018)
- Machine learning helps to predict the treatment outcomes of schizophrenia: Building better tools for diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders (14 Jul 2018)
- Artificial intelligence used to identify bacteria quickly and accurately: Microscope-based artificial intelligence could alleviate shortage of clinical microbiologists (14 Jul 2018)
- AI Can Diagnose Heart Disease and Lung Cancer More Accurately Than Doctors (14 Jul 2018)
- In AI, radiology finds a new ally (13 Jul 2018)
- Scientists create a complete atlas of lung tumor cells (12 Jul 2018)
- World's first intra-operative MRI-guided robot for bilateral stereotactic neurosurgery (01 Jul 2018)
- Why we need erasable MRI scans (01 Jul 2018)
- Deep brain stimulation: A new treatment approach in patients with multiple sclerosis (01 Jul 2018)
- The FDA Puts the Brakes on A Major CRISPR Trial in Humans (02 Jun 2018)
- Lung-on-a-chip simulates pulmonary fibrosis (26 May 2018)
- Tissue-engineered human pancreatic cells successfully treat diabetic mice: Self-condensation process for cells generates vascularized organ tissues for transplant (21 May 2018)
- Rice U. reports progress in pursuit of sickle cell cure (20 Apr 2018)
- Breakthrough enables screening millions of human antibodies for new drug discovery (20 Apr 2018)
- “Body on a chip” could improve drug evaluation (20 Apr 2018)
- A Synthetic Microbe Could Be the Next Antibiotic (20 Apr 2018)
- The EPA Just Approved the Release of Mosquito-Killing Insects Grown in the Lab (19 Nov 2017)
- Flu forecasting tool uses evolution to make earlier predictions: New model for forecasting seasonal flu outbreaks makes better predictions by factoring in how much the virus changed compared to recent (26 Oct 2017)
- Phenogenetic map created for stem cells models of neurological diseases (20 Oct 2017)
- Scientists reveal 'superbug's' artillery (19 Oct 2017)
- Mathematically modeling HIV drug pharmacodynamics (19 Oct 2017)
- New breast cancer drug defeats the Ras genes notorious for causing many types of cancer (12 Oct 2017)
- UTA bioengineer to collaborate with UTSW to improve neonatal brain monitoring (11 Oct 2017)
- Sequencing test enables precise identification of drug-resistant TB: Researchers advance SMOR testing, with an eye on precision medicine for tuberculosis (11 Oct 2017)
- Oxytocin and breastfeeding: Elucidation of a molecular mechanism (11 Oct 2017)
- Major breakthrough identifies new mechanism for the development of schizophrenia (11 Oct 2017)
- Novel treatment causes cancer to self-destruct without affecting healthy cells (10 Oct 2017)
- Visualizing gene expression with MRI (08 Oct 2017)
- Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely stimulate brain -- and control body movements: The minimally invasive technique could lead to advances in mapping the brain and treating neurological disease (08 Oct 2017)
- Scientists discover brain area which can be targeted for treatment in patients with schizophrenia who 'hear voices' (08 Oct 2017)
- Magnetic stem cells for gene engineering (08 Oct 2017)
- Imaging of scar tissue formation: Noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging of lung fibrogenesis with an amino acid targeted probe (08 Oct 2017)
- Prehistoric ancestor of leukaemia virus found in bats (06 Oct 2017)
- Antibiotic-resistant microbes date back to 450 million years ago, well before the age of dinosaurs: Survival of mass extinctions helps to explain near indestructible properties of hospital superbugs (06 Oct 2017)
- Biochemists discover mechanism that helps flu viruses evolve: Influenza viruses can hijack host cellular machinery to help mutated viral proteins fold and function (04 Oct 2017)
- Stem cell advance brings bioengineered arteries closer to reality (10 Sep 2017)
- Bioengineering a functional vascularized lung scaffold: New approach to bioengineering lungs selectively treats epithelium that lines the lung airway, while preserving lung vasculature (10 Sep 2017)
- Researchers reveal how neurodegenerative diseases spread through the brain (17 Mar 2017)
- Dental plaque DNA shows Neanderthals used 'aspirin' (17 Mar 2017)
- Bioengineers grow living bone for facial reconstruction (17 Mar 2017)
- Artificial blood vessels developed in the lab can grow with the recipient (17 Mar 2017)
- 'Fixing' blood vessel cells to diagnose blood clotting disorders (22 Aug 2016)
- Penn study models how the immune system might evolve to conquer HIV (22 Jul 2016)
- 'Big Data' study discovers earliest sign of Alzheimer's development: Research underlines importance of computational power in future neurological breakthrough (21 Jul 2016)
- New brainstem model reveals how brains control breathing (09 Jul 2016)
- Major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease (04 Jul 2016)
- New directions in mental health care for older adults (30 Jun 2016)
- Personalized medicine will employ computer algorithms (24 Jun 2016)
- African subterranean animal exhibits 'extraordinary' cancer resistance (24 Jun 2016)
- What is fiber? (14 Jun 2016)
- Vitamin A: Sources & Benefits (14 Jun 2016)
- Injectable cryogel-based whole-cell cancer vaccines: A new minimally invasive vaccine that combines cancer cells and immune-enhancing factors offers a promising strategy against patient-specific cance (14 Jun 2016)
- Degenerating neurons respond to gene therapy treatment for Alzheimer's disease: Postmortem brain studies suggest nerve growth factor safely triggered functional cell growth (14 Jun 2016)
- Nine risk factors may contribute to two-thirds of Alzheimer's cases worldwide: All potentially modifiable; could prove promising options for prevention, say researchers (31 May 2016)
- New drug protects against the deadly effects of nuclear radiation 24 hours after exposure (31 May 2016)
- Boosting your body for lift off: NASA's One-Year Mission investigates the metabolism (31 May 2016)
- Vitamin B6: Sources & Benefits (28 May 2016)
- Primates have been infected with viruses related to HIV for 16 million years (28 May 2016)
- Vitamin K: Sources & Benefits (27 May 2016)
- Synthetic DNA vaccine against MERS induces immunity in animal study (27 May 2016)
- World's first bilateral hand transplant on child (16 May 2016)
- Toward a safe antiobesity drug that could block fat absorption (16 May 2016)
- In CRISPR advance, scientists successfully edit human T cells: Research has implications for autoimmune diseases, AIDS, cancer (16 May 2016)
- Programming adult stem cells to treat muscular dystrophy and more by mimicking nature (15 May 2016)
- Vision-restoring gene therapy also strengthens visual processing pathways in brain: Surprisingly rapid regrowth of unused brain connections after decades of near blindness (14 May 2016)
- Born an addict: Clues from umbilical cords (14 May 2016)
- Successful heart transplant after using experimental artificial heart (10 May 2016)
- More women are reaching 100 but centenarian men are healthier (09 May 2016)
- Team traces strain of tuberculosis back 30,000 years (08 May 2016)
- Human cell death captured for first time (08 May 2016)
- Thirty years of AIDS data highlight survival gains, room for improvement (07 May 2016)
- Over 95% of the world’s population has health problems, with over a third having more than five ailments (07 May 2016)
- Exogenous microRNAs in maternal food pass through placenta, regulate fetal gene expression (02 May 2016)
- Educating the immune system to prevent allergies (02 May 2016)
- Cause of regression in individuals with Down syndrome identified (02 May 2016)
- Study: 93 percent of advanced leukemia patients in remission after immunotherapy (29 Apr 2016)
- Yale scientists use gene editing to correct mutation in cystic fibrosis (24 Apr 2016)
- New open-access journal on cannabis and cannabinoid research launching fall 2015 (24 Apr 2016)
- New material for creating artificial blood vessels (24 Apr 2016)
- Researchers put mouse gene in cattle to make them less susceptible to TB (16 Apr 2016)
- Gorilla origins of the last two AIDS virus lineages confirmed (15 Apr 2016)
- A new superweapon in the fight against cancer (14 Apr 2016)
- Psychotropic drug prescriptions: Therapeutic advances or fads? (11 Apr 2016)
- HIV can develop resistance to CRISPR/Cas9 (10 Apr 2016)
- Handheld surgical 'pen' prints human stem cells (10 Apr 2016)
- Designing gene therapy (10 Apr 2016)
- Virus evolution differs by species of mosquito carrier (05 Apr 2016)
- Liquid DNA behind virus attacks (26 Mar 2016)
- Beyond DNA: TGen points the way to enhanced precision medicine with RNA sequencing (25 Mar 2016)
- Scientists prove feasibility of 'printing' replacement tissue (16 Mar 2016)
- Infection-fighting bandages for serious burns (16 Mar 2016)
- Can CRISPR help edit out female mosquitos? (16 Mar 2016)
- Plants can 'switch off' virus DNA (05 Feb 2016)
- Breakthrough in human cell transformation could revolutionize regenerative medicine (29 Jan 2016)
- Targeting DNA (21 Dec 2015)
- New gene map reveals cancer's Achilles heel (21 Dec 2015)
- UAB researchers develop a harmless artificial virus for gene therapy (09 Dec 2015)
- How deep-brain stimulation reshapes neural circuits in Parkinson's disease (09 Dec 2015)
- Genome editing in mitochondria prevents inheritance of diseases (09 Dec 2015)
- A CRISPR antiviral tool (09 Dec 2015)
- A step closer to bio-printing transplantable tissues and organs: Study (30 Jun 2014)
- Using silicon dioxide as a binding layer for replacement bone prosthetics (24 Jun 2014)
- RIKEN press release: Pushing cells towards a higher pluripotency state (24 Jun 2014)
- Pushing cells towards a higher pluripotency state (24 Jun 2014)
- Mammals defend against viruses differently than invertebrates (24 Jun 2014)
- Fracking Chemicals Can Disrupt Hormones and May Impact Health (24 Jun 2014)
- Crab and other crustacean shells may help prevent and treat inflammatory disease (24 Jun 2014)