Medical imaging radiation linked to small cancer risk in children
A recent study links exposure to radiation from medical imaging to a small-but-significant risk of blood cancers among…
Engineering the Interplay of Materials and Design
The interplay between the Design, Process, Structure, and Function for Direct Ink Writing of Bioactive PCL/Laponite Bone Implants.…
Novel vitamin K analogs show promise for reversing neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s disease are characterized by the progressive loss of neurons. The resulting…
Fatty acids circulating in the blood predict bone mineral density from childhood to adolescence
A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland is the first to report that the fatty acid…
PEPITEM shows promise in treating osteoporosis by enhancing bone health
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., have identified bioactive peptide sequences in PEPITEM molecule, and demonstrated the…
Visualizing lipid transport inside living cells with fluorescence microscopy
To the point: New technique to image single lipids: Lipids are notoriously difficult to detect with light microscopy.…
Breakthroughs in diagnosis and therapy for transthyretin amyloidosis
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is caused by the misfolding and aggregation of the transthyretin (TTR) protein, leading to multi-organ…