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07/29/2020

A Russian cosmonaut performs tissue engineering in space. "Magnetic levitational bioassembly" of human cartilage.

https://www.space.com/cosmonaut-cartilage-engineering-on-space-station.html?MvBriefArticleId=17668

The experiment pushed cells towards each other like "pebbles being pushed around by the waves on the beach."

07/27/2020

Two regenerative hydrogel therapies for craniofacial ad delta defects receive funding to move forward. UCSF teams advance toward clinical trials.

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/07/418091/two-projects-using-hydrogel-biomaterials-stimulate-tissue-regeneration-move

07/18/2020

COVID-19 can be transmitted in the womb

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200710131512.htm

A baby girl in Texas -- born prematurely to a mother with COVID-19 -- is the strongest evidence to date that intrauterine (in the womb) transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can occur, according to a new report.

07/15/2020

A detailed review of systems: Covid-19 beyond the lungs.

Based on their experience treating COVID-19, physicians have assembled critical information about the coronavirus's effects on organs outside the lungs.

07/11/2020

A cartilage-mimicking hydrogel, both strong and smooth.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200626114755.htm

07/09/2020

News from Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200629120217.htm

Scientists were able to show that bioengineered uteri in an animal model developed the native tissue-like structures needed to support normal reproductive function.

07/03/2020

The human tongue has a microbiome.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200623/Research-shows-tongue-microbiome-could-help-diagnose-heart-failure.aspx

Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose heart failure, according to research presented today on HFA Discoveries, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1

06/11/2020

Compressed sodium chloride is a natural-born killer of deadly pathogens. Listen in as Nikki Couloumbis, owner of Allografts.com, speaks with Brayden Whitlock, Director of Research at Outbreaker Solutions, about their company's revolutionary answer to infectious disease.Listen in as Nikki Couloumbis, owner of Allografts.com, speaks with Brayden Whitlock, Director of Research at Outbreaker Solutions, about their company's revolutionary answer to infectious disease.

06/10/2020

Princeton scientists discover an irresistible new compound.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200603132541.htm

Poison is lethal all on its own -- as are arrows -- and together, they can take down the strongest opponents. Researchers have found an antibiotic that simultaneously punctures bacterial walls and destroys folate within their cells -- killing like a poisoned arrow -- while proving immune to antibiot...

06/06/2020

Is America’s Antibiotic Supply at Risk?

With a global pandemic and a fraught trade war, many are wondering if China’s pharmaceutical monopoly presents a national security threat.

https://www.thewirechina.com/2020/04/12/is-americas-antibiotic-supply-at-risk/

The United States no longer produces crucial drugs like penicillin. Instead, China, a strategic rival, now dominates the world’s supply chain.

06/03/2020

A simple blood test may be able to determine how physically fit you are, according to a new study.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200528115826.htm

A simple blood test may be able to determine how physically fit you are, according to a new study.

05/30/2020

MIT breakthrough makes tissues stretchable and durable

https://www.slashgear.com/mit-breakthrough-makes-tissues-stretchable-and-durable-26621975