Category: General Health
Vanderbilt University Scientists Discover How Acinetobacter Baumannii Survives Staying Dehydrated for Years
Acinetobacter baumannii is a bacterium that is known to commonly cause infections in the hospital environment, especially in patients whose immune systems may be weak. The number of recorded …EMBL Researchers Unravel the Embryonic Origins of the Human Spine
During the third week of development, the cells of the human embryo get organized into three layers – ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. These three layers form the foundation of …Chinese Scientists Generate Functioning Blood Cells Using Interspecies Chimerism
Scientists are constantly on the move to find out how they can make humans live longer. Since death occurs due to the loss in function of the body’s organs, …
Research on Mice Shows Correlation between Sepsis and Psychiatric Disturbances
With the increase in population and industrialization, the environment gets contaminated from the release of harmful wastes into the atmosphere, disruption of the natural habitats, and increase in the …
New Research Gives Insights into Better Therapeutic Strategies for Spinal Cord Injuries
Data from the National Spinal Cord Injury Association posits that about 450,000 Americans are struggling with spinal cord injury (SCI)-related disabilities. Several other organizations estimate 250,000 persons; a conservative …
Scientists Repair Bones Successfully by Combining Gene Therapy and Bioprinting
Bioprinting is a modification of 3D printing for the production of living entities like tissues and organs. It creates three-dimensional tissues by combining growth factors, cells, and biomaterials with …University of California Irvine Study Sheds Light on Why Older Adults Are More Susceptible to Infectious Diseases
Some diseases are more severe in extremes of age. Malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea are more severe in under-fives, while cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and arthritis worsen with increasing age. This …