Category: Medical Research
Severe Lung Injuries Bring About Abnormal Stem Cell Repair UCSF Study Shows
New research reveals that severe lung injuries from diseases such as COVID-19 and pulmonary fibrosis can initiate anomalous differentiation of stem cells in the lung, thus inhibiting the regaining …
Study Suggests Growing Organs in Lab for Transplantation Closer to Reality
Scientists have been exploring the idea of growing organs outside the human body for transplantation procedures but nothing concrete has come yet. However, new research by a team from …New Way to Test for Consciousness in Humans, Animals, and Artificial Intelligence
The topic of consciousness has been subject to debates and controversies for quite a long time. According to the Oxford Dictionary, consciousness is the state of being aware of …Batteryless Device Based on the Piezo-Triboelectric Effect Can Treat Hearing Loss
The World Health Organization describes deafness as the inability to hear sounds of 20dB or more in both ears. At present, 430 million people in the world have hearing …Lizard Study Reveals Simple Mechanics of Breathing That Could Revolutionize Artificial Lungs Engineering
The human lung is quite a very complex structure. Multiple branchings here and there, complex mechanisms of gaseous exchange, and the like. This arrangement has made it challenging to …
Johns Hopkins’s Breathtaking Device Can Visualize Neuronal Connections in the Brain In Vivo
Memory and learning are fundamental mental processes. Learning entails acquiring new knowledge or consolidating already acquired ones while memory is best known by the changes in behavior because of …
Livestock Antibiotics and Rising Temperatures Cause Disruptions in Soil Microbial Communities
A group of concerned ecologists at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies has found that rising temperatures and antibiotics that are used in livestock production could disturb soil microbial balance …High Levels of The gbuA Gene Associated with a Diet Rich in Red Meat and High Levels of TMAO
Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death among women and men in the US. This term covers various types of pathologies, such as strokes, myocardial infarction, heart failure, …