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3D Printing within the Body

“A new 3D printing technique that uses ultrasound and “sono-ink” could one day be used to build bones, blood vessels, [MORE]

A Bacterial Cause of Itch

New clues into the head-scratching mystery of itch
“Scientists at Harvard Medical School have shown for the first time that a [MORE]

The Ultimate Cocktail

Chemically induced reprogramming to reverse cellular aging
“To screen for molecules that reverse cellular aging and rejuvenate human cells without altering [MORE]

Molecular Profiling Brain Cancer During Surgery

AI tool determines brain cancer genome during surgery
“A new tool developed by researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) uses artificial [MORE]

Treating Fragile X

A treatment approach for Fragile X Syndrome
“The FMR1 (fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1) gene promotor contains an average of 30 [MORE]

Generalist Medical AI

Generalist Medical AI
According to this piece, generalist medical AI can: “Adapt easily to new tasks without the need for formal [MORE]

Regenerating Hearing

The snail-shell-shaped part of the inner ear that houses hair cells
“Using single-cell RNAseq, advanced imaging, electrophysiology, and lineage tracing, Quan [MORE]

Regenerating Hearing

The snail-shell-shaped part of the inner ear that houses hair cells
“Using single-cell RNAseq, advanced imaging, electrophysiology, and lineage tracing, Quan [MORE]

Epigenetic Roots of Aging

Loss of epigenetic information can drive aging, restoration can reverse it
“For the new study, researchers at Harvard conducted experiments in [MORE]

Bioink for 3D Printing Tissues and Organs

3D Bioprinted tissue
From Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School:  “Printing at low temperatures has the added advantage that it can [MORE]

Millions and Millions of Genes in the Microbiome

Human microbiome project
“Early estimates as to exactly how many unique genes [in the human microbiome]  there may be range from [MORE]

Robotic Catheter in the Heart

Robotic catheter
Robotic catheters have been in use for some time, but this piece describes one, developed at Harvard Medical School, [MORE]

Multigene Test for High Risk Heart Disease, et al

DNA Multigenic risk score
Polygenic risk scores may become as routine as cholesterol screening. To that end, researchers at the Broad [MORE]

A “Culture Mold” for Growing Heart Cells

Lab Made Cardiomyocytes
Inducing early stem cells to become a specific tissue cell type is no easy business, but a research [MORE]