Researchers have developed a machine that repairs injured human livers and keeps them alive outside the body for one week.…
When pregnant moms are stressed out, babies’ brains suffer
Knowing that your unborn fetus has congenital heart disease causes such pronounced maternal stress, anxiety and depression that these women’s…
Bacteria-shredding tech to fight drug-resistant superbugs
New technology uses nano-sized particles of magnetic liquid metal to shred bacteria and bacterial biofilm. The research offers a groundbreaking…
‘Ageotypes’ provide window into how individuals age
Stanford scientists have identified specific biological pathways along which individuals age over time.
Medical News Today: New study could ‘drastically’ change how we understand Parkinson’s
New findings about Parkinson’s disease mechanisms may change doctors’ understanding of its development and even alter the way in which…
Knee replacement timing is all wrong for most patients
The timing of knee replacement surgery is critical to optimize its benefit. But 90% of patients with knee osteoarthritis who…
Investigational drugs block bone loss in mice receiving chemotherapy
Studying mice, researchers have found a driver of bone loss related to cancer treatment. Radiation and chemotherapy can halt cell…
First robust cell culture model for the hepatitis E virus
A mutation switches the turbo on during virus replication.
Collective leadership groups maintain cohesion and act decisively
Members of collective leadership groups can maintain cohesion and act decisively when faced with a crisis, in spite of lacking…
Brain pressure controls eye pressure, revealing new avenues for glaucoma treatment
Neuroscientists have discovered that eye and brain pressure are physiologically connected.