Revolutionary Study Reveals Why Our Muscles Weaken With Age
The first detailed cell atlas of aging human muscle uncovers the complex genetic and cellular activities involved in muscle degeneration and identifies ways to mitigate…
Tissue News
World’s First Tissue Bank Could Solve Mystery of Long COVID Misery
UC San Francisco is set to launch the world’s first tissue bank with samples donated by patients with long COVID. The move follows research indicating…
New “Super Melanin” Cream Heals Skin Injuries From Sunburn, Chemical Burns
Synthetic cream also provides protection for the skin against sun damage. Imagine a skin cream that heals damage caused by daily exposure to sunlight and…
Scientists Are Close to Engineering Blood Vessels
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have created a fast, cost-effective, and scalable technique for engineering blood vessels from natural tissue. Led by ARC Future…
The Sacrifice Within – The Secret Behind Our Body’s Resilience
Recent findings about collagen, our body’s most abundant protein, reveal that its sacrificial bonds snap more quickly than the basic structure, thereby protecting the tissue…
Revolutionizing Cultured Meat: Lab-Grown Fat Unlocks Realistic Flavor and Texture
Scientists have successfully proposed lab-grown adipose tissue on a substantial scale, paving the way for the possibility of large-scale production of cultured meat. Scientists have…
Transformative Technology for Deep Tissue Monitoring: Wearable Ultrasound Patches
Improved measurement of tissue stiffness could lead to better treatments for various conditions, including cancer and sports injuries. A group of engineers at the University…
Groundbreaking Biomaterial Heals Tissues From the Inside Out
The substance can be administered via intravenous injection and holds the possibility of being used in the treatment of conditions such as heart attacks and…
Spinal Cord Injury Breakthrough: Unique New Material Shows Great Potential
A hybrid biomaterial that has been successfully synthesized could be utilized to treat spinal injuries. A unique material developed at the University of Limerick in…
A Newly Discovered Type of Stem Cell Could Allow Scientists To Make Organs in a Dish
The University of Copenhagen researchers utilized a mouse model to discover an alternate path that some cells follow to build organs and used that information…
Complex Three-Dimensional Kidney Tissue Created in the Lab From Scratch
A research team based in Kumamoto University (Japan) has created complex 3D kidney tissue in the lab solely from cultured mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells….
Power of Stem Cells Harnessed To Create Human Cartilage Tissue
Researchers at the University of Southampton have invented a new way to generate human cartilage tissue from stem cells. The technique could pave the way…
Bioengineers at Tufts Create Functional 3D Brain-Like Tissue
Bioengineers at the Tissue Engineering Resource Center at Tufts University have created three-dimensional brain-like tissue that functions like and has structural features similar to tissue…
African Spiny Mice Regenerate Lost Tissue
African spiny mice, specifically the species Acomys kempi and Acomys percivali, have skin that is brittle and can be easily torn. This evolutionary adaptation allows…
Shape Determines Therapeutic Properties of Engineered Cells
In a recently published study, MIT scientists show that implanted cells’ therapeutic properties depend on their shape, which is determined by the type of scaffold…
Stem Cells Regenerate Tissue in an Uninjured Mammal
Using 2-photon intravital microscopy and focusing on the stem cell behavior in the hair follicle of a mouse, researchers at Yale were able to study…
Physical Properties of Stem Cells Predict What They Will Become
New research from Brown University shows that the physical properties of adult stem cells derived from fat, such as liposuction waste, can predict whether they…
Insect Protein Inspires New Materials to Treat Vocal Disorders
Superpowers aren’t unheard of in the world of insects. Feats of strength, sound, and leaping ability are all made common by the naturally occurring protein…