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Innovation, Research

Microgel coating gives donor cells a boost in reversing pulmonary fibrosis

June 8, 2021

Via: ScienceDaily Health

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have shown that even after lung tissue has been damaged, it may be possible to reverse fibrosis and promote tissue repair through treatment with microgel-coated mesenchymal stromal cells. Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic […]


Innovation, Research

New antibiotic fights drug-resistant bacteria without notable toxic side-effects

May 4, 2020

Via: The Medical News

Through serendipity, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health considerably reduced the toxicity of a potential antibiotic against the most feared drug-resistant bacteria, while also improving its stability in fighting infections. The new antibiotic -; administered […]


Innovation, Research

Researchers discover new target for repairing heart after heart attack

January 30, 2020

Via: The Medical News

Billions of cardiac muscle cells are lost during a heart attack. The human heart cannot replenish these lost cells, so the default mechanism of repair is to form a cardiac scar. While this scar works well initially to avoid ventricular […]


Innovation, Research

Researchers investigate recessive genetic disorder that leads to childhood blindness

July 23, 2018

Via: The Medical News

Our genome is made up of 20,000 genes, all of which may cause disease. At present, 4,141 genes have been identified as being responsible for genetic abnormalities, leaving around 16,000 genes with unknown implication in disease. Researchers from the University […]