A research team from the University at Buffalo devised a technique named lung-on-a-chip technology using microlithography, where lab-grown lung tissue was placed upon a thin and flexible chip array. Fibrosis was artificially induced, where the lung cells were contracted and stiffened leading to scars in alveoli cells. This lung-on-a-chip technology could successfully test varied potential treatments against pulmonary fibrosis.
Weill Cornell’s Medicine scientist claim to have discovered a new treatment for osteoporosis, which targets the blood vessels inside of bone, a molecule that promotes the growth of those blood vessels and reverses the weakening of bones and helps fracture, heals.
Recently, scientists from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were encouraging people to soak their clothes in a chemical named permethrin. They discovered that only 25 percent of ticks were found alive even after 24 hours of exposure. But they were unaware of the fact regarding how long permethrin remained active in textiles.
A new form of the deadly disease named pneumoconiosis or black lung disease has become more prevalent especially among coal miners in the US, with mining experience of more than ten years.
To diagnose any kind of gastrointestinal problems, an ingestible sensor equipped with a genetically engineered bacteria was developed by an MIT research team. This ‘bacteria-on-a-chip’ combined sensors with ultra-low-power electronics, which could convert the bacterial response into a wireless signal that can be read by a smartphone.
It is always advised to drink water. But recent studies have shown that there may be a limit as to how much. Overconsumption of water causes a decrease in sodium levels and fluid accumulates excessively in the brain, which leads to its swelling. This life-threatening condition, termed as Hyponatremia, is more commonly prevalent among the elderly.
Lou Gehrig disease which has no cure is finally seeing a ray of hope by Tel Aviv University researchers. The disease also called Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) a neurodegenerative issue which causes muscles to atrophy and produces permanent disability in patients. The investigators say they may have found the basis of what could become a treatment for the devastating disease.
Recent research on abnormally high blood pressure hints virtual consulting is just as effectual in controlling hypertension as those conducted in person. The study was supervised by the researcher from Brigham & Women’s Hospital (B&W) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
Telehealth is emerging as an effective recovery tool for stroke patients undergoing physical rehabilitation at a clinic and recovering at home.
The appearance and smell of urine could intimate a lot about the person’s health. Due to the presence of waste contents in urine, it might look or smell unusual.
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