A team of Japanese researchers has developed a new kind of plastic that completely dissolves in seawater within just a few hours — a potential breakthrough in the global fight against ocean pollution…
A review published in the scientific journal Oncoscience analyzed 25 years of studies on the effects of plants native to Brazil in the fight against stomach cancer. The disease, considered one of the…
For the first time, scientists have captured images of the exact moment when cells in a mammalian embryo begin transforming into heart tissue. Using light-sheet microscopy on live mouse embryos, the team led…
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute in London have successfully coaxed stem cells into forming fluid-filled amniotic sacs in the lab. The structures, similar in size and composition to those found in a…
What if it were possible to 3D print custom-made bones for each patient? That’s the question driving a group of researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada, who are developing a biocompatible…
McGill University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues in Israel and Ireland, have developed AI technology that can detect patterns in gut bacteria to identify complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with remarkable accuracy, potentially…
A team of biomedical engineers from China and the United States has developed a groundbreaking innovation that could transform medicine. An ultrathin patch, similar in appearance to a band-aid, is capable of delivering…
Anne Trafton | MIT News Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, is estimated to infect around 10 million people each year, and kills more than 1 million annually. Once established in the lungs, the bacteria’s…
After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers have shown in a new study how activity of “good” microbes in the gut…
Many mitochondrial diseases have been difficult to study and treat due to inherent challenges in accessing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Now, researchers in Japan have optimized mitochondria-targeted compounds that can selectively alter the ratio…