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Running, Walking Stimulates Bone Marrow to Make Bone
New bone-forming growth factor, Osteolectin
It has long been known that impact exercise—running, jumping, walking—strengthens bone by stimulating osteoblasts. This is [MORE]
Improving Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative and Mental Disorders
Nanoscopic visualization improves diagnosis of disorders
“We [neuroscientists at the University of Virginia] report development of a method combining genetically encoded [MORE]
Urine Test for Kidney Transplant Rejection
Exosomes in urine detect kidney transplant rejection
“Urinary exosomes, tiny vesicles released into the urine that carry parent cells’ proteins and [MORE]
Scaffolds that Deliver Genes to Spinal Cord
Scaffolds that Deliver Genes to Spinal Cord
“As genetic vectors have short lifetimes in vivo, rapid host cell infiltration into scaffolds [MORE]
Rapid 3D Printing with Living Cells
Rapid 3D Printing of Materials with Livings Cells for Organ Replacement
University of Buffalo researchers report: “. . . the [3D] [MORE]
Defining Cell Types of Upper GI Tract
Defining Cell Types of Upper GI Tract
“We [cell biologists at the Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands] identify a quiescent COL17A1high [MORE]
A Century of Robots
R.U.R. Rossum’s Universal Robots
A 1921 play, “Rossum’s Universal Robots,” introduced the word “robot” to the world, and this piece tells [MORE]
Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
“Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have applied a new imaging technique in a way that may [MORE]
Regenerating Bone from Stem Cells
Regenerating bone from stem cells
“This study reports the in vitro differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells into a functional [MORE]
Contact Lenses that Correct Color Blindness
Contact lenses that correct color blindness
“In this study, gold nanoparticles are integrated into contact lens material, thus forming nanocomposite contact [MORE]
Cells Responsible for Liver Regeneration
Liver sections show hepatocytes and their zone in the liver
Scientists at the Children’s Research Institute (University of Texas Southwest Medical [MORE]
Better Dispersion of Gold Nanoparticles
Linear PEG (left) and cyclic PEG (right) around gold nanoparticle
From bioengineers at the Hokkaido University: “we showed that the drastic [MORE]
Single Cell Proteomics
Single cell proteomics
This piece is an interview with a biochemist at the University of Maryland about a method for finding [MORE]
Lab Grown “Mini-Bile Ducts” for Liver Regeneration
Lab-grown mini bile ducts
“The research [from the University of Cambridge] paves the way for cell therapies to treat liver disease [MORE]