Search results for bone regeneration

Veterinary medicine Feb 1, 2024

French bulldog puppy spontaneously regrows jaw

A puppy's jaw spontaneously regrew after Cornell veterinarians removed a majority of his lower left mandible due to cancer. Although this phenomenon has been documented in children, this is the first reported case of its ...

Analytical Chemistry Feb 1, 2024

Researchers develop novel 'bone bandage' material for cracked bones

Bone regeneration is a complex process, and existing methods to aid regeneration including transplants and growth factor transmissions face limitations such as the high cost. But recently, a piezoelectric material that can ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 25, 2024

Study explores how macrophages regulate regenerative healing in spiny mice

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky and Cincinnati Children's Hospital is delving deeper into the science behind how spiny mice can regenerate lost tissue. They are using what they learn to trigger regeneration ...

Space Exploration Jan 22, 2024

New stem cell research to take flight into space

A Mayo Clinic research experiment will be part of a payload that launches into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 29, subject to weather conditions and other factors. The research team ...

Biochemistry Dec 20, 2023

Mineral coatings could enable shelf-stable mRNA therapies

A protective mineral coating identified by University of Wisconsin–Madison biomedical engineering researchers could allow powerful messenger RNA therapeutics like COVID-19 vaccines to be stored at room temperature, making ...

Polymers Dec 12, 2023

Optimization of hard–soft material interfaces: A 3D printed imitation of bone–tendon connections

Most people can relate to having a laptop charger break right where the flexible cable meets the solid adapter. This is just one example of how difficult it is to effectively interface hard and soft materials. Using a unique ...

Biotechnology Dec 12, 2023

Could the 'central dogma' of biology be misleading bioengineers?

Today, medicines based on antibodies—proteins that fight infection and disease—are prescribed for everything from cancer to COVID-19 to high cholesterol. The antibody drugs are supplied by genetically-engineered cells that ...

Polymers Nov 30, 2023

Researchers use architected auxetics to achieve 300 times more flexibility in new 3D printing design

There are young children celebrating the holidays this year with their families, thanks to the 3D-printed medical devices created in the lab of Georgia Tech researcher Scott Hollister. For more than 10 years, Hollister and ...

Cell & Microbiology Nov 28, 2023

Reprogramming tissue mechanically to promote wound healing

Researchers at PSI and ETH Zurich have taken connective tissue cells that have been mechanically reprogrammed to resemble stem cells and transplanted them into damaged skin. In their laboratory experiment, they were able ...

Cell & Microbiology Nov 2, 2023

Stem cell research paves way toward regenerating skeletal muscle

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA are one step closer to developing stem cell therapies to regenerate skeletal muscle in humans. Working in mice, the UCLA ...

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