Category: Research
Moderate and Severe Urinary Tract Symptoms Linked to a Higher Mortality Risk in Men over 50
Even if they are supposedly not dangerous, urinary tract symptoms such as incontinence or frequent urination are associated with an increased risk of death in men over 50, according …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 …
Diabetes Treatment: New Cryopreservation Protocol Increases the Supply of Pancreatic Islets
A new method of cryopreserving pancreatic islets, developed by a team of bioengineers at the University of Minnesota, is a breakthrough in treating and curing diabetes. The technique, documented …Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Scientists Discover How Intestinal Viruses Affect the Gut
The human body is known to consist of trillions of cells including bacterial, viral, and fungal cells, and the gut, in particular, harbors a larger population of these microbial …University of Michigan Scientists Use Sound Waves to Treat Previously Inoperable Liver Cancer
Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. In 2020, approximately 830,180 people died of liver cancer worldwide. The American cancer society, ACS, estimates that in …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 ages. Malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea are more severe in under-fives while cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and arthritis worsen with increasing age. This …