Category Archives: Regenerative Medicine News and General Information

Identifying Kids at High Risk for RSV Disease

A new study helps to identify children who are at the highest risk of a severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and who would thus benefit most from new RSV prevention measures. A registry study covering all Finnish and Swedish children and their family members identified 16 major risk factors for a severe RSV infection. […]

Increases Cervical Cancer Survival and Reducing Recurrence

The peak incidence of cervical cancer is in women in their early thirties, with around 3,200 new cases each year in the UK. CRT has been the standard treatment for cervical cancer since 1999, but despite improvements in radiation therapy techniques cancer returns in up to 30% of cases. The five-year survival rate for cervical […]

How Brain Inflammation May Cause Neurological Disorders

Severe inflammation in early childhood is a clinically known risk factor for developing autism and schizophrenia. Now, for the first time, scientists have discovered that inflammation alters the development of vulnerable brain cells, and this could have mechanistic links to neurodevelopmental disorders.  Using single-cell genomics to study the brains of children who died from inflammatory […]

Tiny Nanocarriers Could Target Acne

In a study led by the University of South Australia (UniSA), a new antibacterial compound known as Narasin was encased in tiny, soft nanoparticles 1000 times smaller than a single strand of human hair and applied in a gel form to targeted acne sites. The drug proved successful against drug-resistant acne bacteria and delivered via […]

Early Physical Therapy Associated with Less Health Care Resource Use for Patients with Acute Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain affects a sizable portion of the U.S. population, ranging from 1.4% to 20%, and it accounts for substantial health care expenditures. “Our goal was to determine if early PT for patients with lower back pain had an impact on their overall health care resource utilization,” says Richard Skolasky Jr., Sc.D., M.A., the […]

Forever Chemicals and Thyroid Cancer

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a link between certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and an increased risk for thyroid cancer, according to a study published in eBioMedicine today. PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are a large, complex group of synthetic chemicals that can migrate into the soil, water, and air. Due to their […]

Smartphone Attachment Could Increase Racial Fairness in Neurological Screening

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone attachment that could enable people to screen for a variety of neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury, at low cost — and do so accurately regardless of their skin tone. The technology, published in Scientific Reports, has the potential […]

Developing Molecules That Could Help Lungs of People Suffering from Cystic Fibrosis

A University at Buffalo-led research team has developed molecules that could help unclog thick, sticky mucus from the lungs of people suffering from cystic fibrosis. The chronic disease is caused by a defective protein channel that prevents chloride ions from leaving cells and creating the watery conditions necessary to clear mucus. Researchers’ synthetic molecules offer […]

Specialized T Cells May Trigger Severe Asthma Attacks in Older Men

Scientists from the University of Southampton and La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), in California, have uncovered a group of immune cells that may drive severe asthma. These cells gather in the lungs and appear to cause the most harm in men who develop asthma in later life. The new research, published in MED, suggests […]

New Study Reveals Role of Hippocampus in Two Functions of Memory

For the first time, a Cornell University-led study in rats teases apart the role of the hippocampus in two functions of memory — one that remembers associations between time, place and what one did, and another that allows one to predict or plan future actions based on past experiences. The breakthrough reveals that these two […]