Category Archives: Regenerative Medicine News and General Information

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled over the past 2 decades, becoming a major threat to global health. Although T2DM is associated with genetics, the development of glucose intolerance is also a consequence of lifestyle and dietary patterns. There is some evidence that associates the consumption of fructose-containing sweetened beverages, as part of […]

In a recently published study, researchers evaluated the health of 55,081 U.S. adults aged 20 or more from the last 10 most recent cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-200 to 2017-2018).  The survey design and sampling collects demographic, socioeconomic, dietary, and health-related data and standardized physical examination and laboratory studies.  The […]

In recent years,  pollution from microplastics (i.e. plastic particles < 5 mm in size) has received particular attention due to their high concentration and potential for widespread dissemination within terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and atmospheric environments. These microplastics can become quickly colonized by microorganisms, and studies have started to describe and identify the microbial communities that […]

Women who have gone through menopause may have increased white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, accoring to the findings of a new study published in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. There is evidence that suggests that there are sex differences in these […]

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the United States. In AD occurring after age 65 one of the strongest established genetic risk factors is the apolipoprotein E (APOE)  ε4 allele, being present in only 40% of AD cases, implicating […]

Pancreatic cancer is a severe cancer type that can be both aggressive and fatal. It is actually one of the most severe types. The most common type of cancer that forms in the pancreas begins in the cells that line the ducts that carry digestive enzymes out of the pancreas (pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma).  Pancreatic cancer […]

In a recently published study, researchers at the University of Bonn have identified a key molecule named inosine that is capable of burning fat. Their results were published in the journal Nature. There are 2 main types of fat tissue, brown and white adipose tissue. In brown fat cells energy is dissipated as heat, and […]

Most social media platforms used something called the recommender system, which makes recommendations to a user by predicting his/her interests. The video sharing platform TikTok (also known as Douyin in China), has gained widespread popularity all over the world, being the most-downloaded app with 738 million downloads in 2019, and with total downloads of over […]

A Northwestern University team of researchers has developed a new implant that relieves pain without the use of drugs. The biocompatible device is water-soluble and works by softly wrapping around nerves to deliver precise, targeted cooling, which numbs nerves and blocks pain signals to the brain. It has an external pump that enables the user […]

The detrimental effect of spaceflight on skeletal muscle can be profound. Decreases in mechanical loading in microgravity cause substantial loss of bone mineral density (BMD) and strength, and the deterioration of trabecular microarchitecture.  Studies have highlighted an altered bone metabolism during spaceflight. They have found increased bone resorption biomarkers and lag of bone formation biomarkers, […]