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Brain Disease Research Reveals Differences Between Sexes

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 — Men and women are impacted differently by brain diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers are urging their colleagues to remember […]

Injectable Porous Scaffolds Promote Better, Quicker Healing After Spinal Cord Injuries

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — Spinal cord injuries can be life-changing and alter many important neurological functions. Unfortunately, clinicians have relatively few tools to help patients regain […]

Using Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials to Understand Heart Development, Disease

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 — Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death globally. Unfortunately, the heart cannot regenerate new tissue, because the cardiomyocytes, or heart […]

Hydrogel Promotes Wound Healing Better Than Traditional Bandages, Gauzes

WASHINGTON, February 16, 2021 — The widespread use of high-speed and high-energy weapons in modern warfare has led to an increasing incidence of explosive injuries. For such […]

FRESH 3D-Printing Platform Paves Way for Tissues, Organs

WASHINGTON, February 16, 2021 — Research into 3D bioprinting has grown rapidly in recent years as scientists seek to re-create the structure and function of complex biological […]

Biomaterials Could Mean Better Vaccines, Virus-Fighting Surfaces

WASHINGTON, February 9, 2021 — Advances in the fields of biomaterials and nanotechnology could lead to big breakthroughs in the fight against dangerous viruses like the novel […]

Cancer Research Expands Body’s Own Immune System to Kill Tumors

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2021 — Scientists are hoping advances in cancer research could lead to a day when a patient’s own immune system could be used to […]

Personalizing Cancer Care with Improved Tumor Models

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2021 — Cancer is a major, worldwide challenge, and its impact is projected to escalate due to aging and growth of the population. Researchers […]

Combining Best of Both Worlds for Cancer Modeling

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2021 — Despite cancer being a leading cause of death worldwide, treatment options for many types of cancers remain limited. This is partly due […]