Genetic mechanisms underlying Duchenne muscular dystrophy point to potential treatments
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare hereditary disease that is associated with progressive muscle wasting. The ...
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Lab-grown ‘sushi roll’ muscle brings biohybrid prosthetic hands closer to reality
Researchers in Japan have taken a major step forward in biohybrid robotics by developing a hand powered by lab-grown muscle ...
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Biohybrid hand uses sushi-like rolls of lab-grown human muscle to move objects
A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been built by a team at the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Japan. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown ...
Cracking the Alzheimer's code: How brain trauma triggers a hallmark of the disease
A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta—a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings ...
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Vascular changes in brain trauma could trigger Alzheimer’s development
An increased risk of dementia among individuals exposed to brain trauma, traumatic brain injury, has been known for almost a century. Still, we know very little about the molecular causes behind this, ...
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Microplastics in food packaging may increase heart disease risk
Microplastics pose a threat to heart health, causing harmful changes in vascular cells and increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases like atherosclerosis.