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Scientists discover cells travel faster through mucus than blood

Some cells travel quicker in thicker fluids, such as honey against water or mucus versus blood, because their ruffled edges detect the viscosity of their surroundings and adjust to boost their speed.

From University of Toronto 28 Jul 2022

Preclinical study describes a promising approach to regenerate damaged cartilage

Osteoarthritis – a painful condition that results from the deterioration of the cartilage in our joints – affects millions of people worldwide.

6 Jun 2022

Researchers discover distinctive antibacterial therapy that uses visible light-activated synthetic molecular machine

Infectious-bacteria-killing molecular machines have been persuaded to reconsider their goal.

2 Jun 2022

Researchers create human cornea-on-a-chip to check the therapeutic effect of MSC exosomes on corneal disorders

Ophthalmologists and researchers have been looking into mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with regenerative and differentiation capacities as a potential therapy option for corneal disorders.

30 May 2022

Encapsulated peptide could provide a new approach to fighting bacterial infections

Antibiotic-resistant hospital pathogens are not to be underestimated as a health risk. A research team has now introduced a new approach for treating multiple-drug resistant Staphylococcus in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

21 Apr 2022

Research could open up pathways for 3D printing any kind of organ at any time

Human organ transplants offer a crucial lifeline to people with serious illnesses, but there are too few organs to go around: in the U.S. alone, there are more than 112,000 people currently waiting for transplants.

15 Apr 2022

Mice study sheds light on why tissues often fail to regenerate from muscle-loss injuries

Tissues often fail to regenerate from traumatic muscle-loss injuries such as gunshot wounds and car accidents, and new research in mice from the University of Michigan sheds light on why.

6 Apr 2022

A critical subset of supporting cells may lie at the origins of scleroderma

Supporting actors sometimes steal the show. In a new study published today in Cell, researchers headed by Prof. Ido Amit at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown that supporting cells called fibroblasts, long viewed as uniform background players, are in fact extremely varied and vital.

5 Apr 2022

Phenolic extract from blueberries enhance vascularization and cell migration

According to a new study, treating wounds with an extract made from wild blueberries can help them recover faster. The findings will be presented at the American Physiological Society’s (APS) annual meeting, Experimental Biology 2022, in Philadelphia.

5 Apr 2022

Researchers study how trypanosomes change the predatory bug’s intestinal microbiota

In Central and South America, predatory blood-sucking bugs transmit the causative agent of the widely prevalent Chagas disease.

22 Mar 2022

Study shows the impact of ATP binding in human integrin-linked kinase and cell behavior

Getting from point A to point B might be difficult, especially for mobile cells.

21 Mar 2022

Increased pressure triggers sudden 'cell burst' in 3D tumor model

Biological processes such as wound healing and cancer cell invasion rely on the collective and coordinated motion of living cells.

17 Mar 2022

Cellular recycling system of autophagy likely to help in wound repair

In the fruit fly Drosophila, a team led by Maria Leptin discovered that autophagy, a stress response process in cells, plays a significant role in wound repair.

14 Mar 2022

P53 protein induces leader cell behavior, migration and clearance during epithelial tissue repair

New research led by the University of Bristol has found the protein p53 plays a key role in epithelial migration and tissue repair.

11 Feb 2022

Tropical sea anemone stings could hold key to new pain-relieving drugs

QUT PhD researcher Lauren Ashwood has studied sea anemones' venom makeup extensively, in particular, Telmatactis stephensoni a reef-based sea anemone that can grow from 8 to 10 cm.

8 Feb 2022

Groundbreaking discovery could lead to the design of novel therapeutics for wound-healing

An international team led by the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered novel properties of the protein Gasdermin B that promotes repair of cells lining the gastrointestinal tract in people with chronic inflammatory disorders like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

8 Feb 2022

Paving the Way for a New Lab-Grown Meat

In this interview, we speak to Professor Kelly Schultz and colleagues about their latest research that has led to the development of a new lab-grown meat.

From Lehigh University 18 Jan 2022

Researchers reveal molecular and cellular mechanisms that lead to tertiary lymphoid structures formation

Tertiary lymphoid structures are formations that occur outside of the lymphatic system. They contain immune cells and are similar in structure and function to lymph nodes and other lymphoid structures.

12 Jan 2022

Researchers map the cellular landscape in diabetic foot ulcers

Diabetic foot ulcerations – open sores or wounds that refuse to heal – are a devastating complication affecting more than 15 percent of people with diabetes and resulting in more than 70,000 lower extremity amputations per year in the United States alone.

11 Jan 2022

Fingerprints are influenced by the limb development genes, says study

Researchers found that the shape of fingerprints is determined by limb development genes instead of skin patterning genes, in the most thorough analysis to date.

10 Jan 2022