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In the past decade, there has been significant interest in studying the expression of our genetic code down to the level of single cells, to identify the functions and activities of any cell through the course of health or disease. /news/2025-08-reveals-world-protein-technique-cells.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:00:17 EDT news674909810 Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found new applications of magnetic field therapy with potential benefits for food sustainability and metabolic health. /news/2025-07-uncover-applications-magnetic-field-therapy.html Molecular & Computational biology Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:01:05 EDT news672566461 In a breakthrough for regenerative medicine, a new study from IMDEA Materials Institute researchers has demonstrated the potential of 3D-printed carbon microlattices as structurally tunable scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. /news/2025-07-3d-carbon-scaffolds-potential-bone.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:00:09 EDT news672399718 Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most prevalent form of permanent hearing loss, affecting over 6% of the global population, according to the World Health Organization. It results from damage to sensory hair cells in the inner ear or to the auditory nerve pathways that transmit sound to the brain. /news/2025-06-exosome-therapy-approach-sensorineural-loss.html Bio & Medicine Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:39:05 EDT news669994741 A study by WEHI scientists has shed new light on one of the most fundamental mysteries of biology: how cells divide and grow into the complex structures that make up our bodies. /news/2025-06-barcodes-uncover-early-blueprints-cellular.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:32:04 EDT news669976322 In most vertebrates, skin appendages such as hair, feathers, or scales originate from placodes—small, specialized skin regions whose spatial organization is controlled by well-conserved genetic signals. Crocodiles are an exception: their head scales do not emerge from placodes but result from simple mechanical folding of the growing skin. /news/2025-06-patterns-sculpted-physics-evolution-revealed.html Evolution Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:18:04 EDT news668776682 University of Stirling scientists have discovered cells in the skin of Atlantic salmon that offer new insights into how wounds heal, tissues regenerate, and cellular transitions support long-term skin health. /news/2025-05-discovery-insights-skin-salmon.html Plants & Animals Cell & Microbiology Tue, 27 May 2025 10:44:04 EDT news667561442 The sugar glucose, which is the main source of energy in almost every living cell, has been revealed in a Stanford Medicine study to also be a master regulator of tissue differentiation—the process by which stem cells give rise to specialized cells that make up all the body's tissues. /news/2025-03-glucose-life-reveals-role-master.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:02:00 EDT news662209316 Apical periodontitis, a chronic and hard-to-treat dental infection, affects more than half of the population worldwide and is the leading cause of tooth loss. Root canal is the standard treatment, but existing approaches to treat the infection have many limitations that can cause complications, leading to treatment failure. /news/2025-02-nanoparticles-treatment-root-canal-infection.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:31:04 EST news659622661 Jumping workouts could help astronauts prevent the type of cartilage damage they are likely to endure during lengthy missions to Mars and the moon, a new Johns Hopkins University study suggests. /news/2025-02-workouts-astronauts-moon-mars.html Space Exploration Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:09:27 EST news658652963 Hidden within our bones, marrow sustains life by producing billions of blood cells daily, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting white cells. This vital function is often disrupted in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, which can damage the marrow and lead to dangerously low white cell counts, leaving patients vulnerable to infection. /news/2025-01-nature-blueprint-scientists-replicate-bone.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:57:07 EST news657449821 The world's thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been created by a UCL-led research team. The spaghetti is not intended to be a new food but was created because of the wide-ranging uses that extremely thin strands of material, called nanofibers, have in medicine and industry. /news/2024-11-chemists-world-thinnest-spaghetti.html Nanomaterials Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:10:01 EST news651416913 Scientists have created a new 'biocooperative' material based on blood, which has been shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way for personalized regenerative blood products that could be used as effective therapies to treat injury and disease. /news/2024-11-scientists-blood-regenerative-materials-paving.html Biochemistry Materials Science Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:50:01 EST news650893810 The efficient use of cellulose—the primary plant scaffold and a major natural building block—could address many issues associated with petroleum-based polymers across various industries. In the search for more sustainable uses of cellulose, Lithuanian scientists have developed a production method for a nanofibrous cellulose matrix, which has the potential to replace non-renewable industrial even in biomedical applications. /news/2024-10-eco-friendly-nanofibrous-cellulose-matrix.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:09:04 EDT news649519741 Each year, about 2.2 million bone-grafting procedures are performed worldwide, the gold standard of care being autografting, which uses the patient's own bone for tooth implantation and to repair and reconstruct parts of the mouth, face and skull. /news/2024-09-bone-grafts-nanofibrous-scaffolds-main.html Bio & Medicine Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:30:03 EDT news646587001 Scientists from Sun Yat-sen University's School of Biomedical Engineering have developed tubular scaffolds made from electrospun membranes, which significantly enhance bone regeneration in critical skull defects. /news/2024-09-tubular-scaffolds-boost-stem-cell.html Biochemistry Materials Science Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:16:03 EDT news645369361 3D bioprinting is an advanced tissue engineering technique that builds complex tissues using bioactive substances like living cells and scaffolds. It provides personalized tissue repair solutions, reducing immune rejection by using patient-specific cells. Common-used 3D bioprinting materials include polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) for hard tissue and hydrogels for soft tissue. /news/2024-09-3d-bioprinting-materials-possibility-bone.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:59:59 EDT news644500796 A new technique developed by McGill researchers for mechanically manipulating stem cells could lead to new stem cell treatments, which have yet to fulfill their therapeutic potential. /news/2024-08-advance-stem-cell-therapy-technique.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:56:21 EDT news642768979 Researchers are exploring new nature-based solutions to stimulate skin and bone repair. /news/2024-07-silkworms-shrimp-regenerate-skin-bone.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:47:39 EDT news641044055 Inspired by nature, the researchers developed a piezocatalytically-induced controlled mineralization strategy using piezoelectric polymer poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) fibers with ordered micro-nano structures to prepare biomimetic tissue engineering scaffolds with a bone-like microenvironment (pcm-PLLA), in which PLLA-mediated piezoelectric catalysis promoted the in-situ polymerization of dopamine and subsequently regulated the controllable growth of hydroxyapatite crystals on the fiber surface. /news/2024-06-piezocatalytically-mineralization-scaffold-bone-microenvironment.html Bio & Medicine Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:33:03 EDT news637425182 For centuries, civilizations have used naturally occurring, inorganic materials for their perceived healing properties. Egyptians thought green copper ore helped eye inflammation, the Chinese used cinnabar for heartburn, and Native Americans used clay to reduce soreness and inflammation. /news/2024-05-ancient-medicine-blends-modern-day.html Biotechnology Molecular & Computational biology Thu, 30 May 2024 11:10:48 EDT news636286244 Stem cells play a vital role in repairing damaged tissue, whether it's a scraped knee or a scarred uterus following pregnancy. New stem cell research has identified the molecules that the cells produce to promote the healing process. /news/2024-05-stem-cell-reveals-clues-tissue.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Thu, 30 May 2024 10:09:45 EDT news636282582 Currently, membrane materials play an important role in tissue repair, especially polysaccharide-based membranes, attracting much attention due to their excellent biological properties. However, poor mechanical properties of polysaccharide-based membranes under wet conditions severely limit their in vivo applications. The fabrication of polysaccharide-based membranes with both robust wet mechanical properties and excellent biological properties remains challenging and is worth exploring. /news/2024-04-polysaccharide-based-membranes-high-mechanical.html Biochemistry Materials Science Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:16:03 EDT news631973761 A new study has shown pollen grains can be used as green templates for producing biomaterials, showcasing their potential to support drug delivery and bone regeneration. /news/2024-04-pollen-sustainable-tool-bone-regeneration.html Biotechnology Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:53:08 EDT news631374781 Near the entrance to Michael Levin's lab at Tufts, four deer antlers are mounted on wooden boxes. They represent an incredible feat of regeneration in mammals: Deer shed their antlers annually and regrow the bone, blood vessels, nerves, and skin at a rate of half an inch per day. /news/2024-03-robots-scientists-cells-power.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Mon, 25 Mar 2024 09:49:26 EDT news630578956 According to a study published in Science Advances, a research group led by Prof. Wu Chengtie from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a multicellular scaffold based on inorganic bioceramics to achieve immunomodulation and integrated regeneration in tendon-to-bone injuries, i.e., injuries occurring at the tendon–bone interface. /news/2024-03-scientists-multicellular-scaffold-strategy-tendon.html Bio & Medicine Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:40:02 EDT news629628001 Many salamanders have the remarkable ability to regrow their own limbs and tails after an injury. How are they able to do this, while more complex mammals, such as humans, cannot? /news/2024-03-mutant-newts-regenerate-previously-defective.html Plants & Animals Molecular & Computational biology Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:34:02 EST news629026441 A new technique for electrospinning sponges has allowed scientists from the University of Surrey to directly produce 3D scaffolds—on which skin grafts could be grown from the patient's own skin. /news/2024-02-lab-spun-sponges-scaffolds-skin.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:41:02 EST news627907261 Scientists have combined laser 3D printing technology and an alternate soaking process to construct complex 3D structures that mimic bone microstructure. This is the first demonstration of this fabrication method, and it will lead to the development of 3D cell culture systems that can support bone grafts or create artificial bone marrow. /news/2024-02-team-fabrication-method-3d-mimic.html Biochemistry Polymers Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:20:04 EST news626977201 Coming in hot on February 3 with a photo of a cute French bully who did an amazing trick with his jawbone. Good boy! (Click!) Happy Saturday. Here's a roundup that includes news about additive printing of neurons, evidence that microbes like stuff, and the shifting temperature differential between day and night. /news/2024-02-saturday-citations-dog-regenerates-body.html Other Sat, 03 Feb 2024 07:30:01 EST news626102356