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Jordan S. Miller, Kelly R. Stevens, Michael T. Yang, Brendon M. Baker, Christopher S. Chen, et al. “Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues.” Nature Materials, 1 July 2012.
Phobic anxiety associates with shorter telomeres – a marker of a cellular aging, in middle-aged and older women.
Extracts from green tea and grape seed inhibits the action of certain start-digesting enzymes, thereby offering plant-based options to control blood sugar.
Nationwide (US) life expectancy would potentially be 2 years higher if adults reduced their time spent sitting to less than 3 hours a day.
University of Pennsylvania (US) researchers use sugar and a 3-D printer to replicate a vascular template.
A blend of choline, uridine, and docohexaenoic acid (DHA) serves as precursor to lipid molecules essential for forming and maintaining membranes of brain cells.
High-resolution ultrasound offers an inexpensive, non-invasive and fast method to detect cancer that could someday help doctors identify cancers.
Drinking cranberry juice or taking cranberry supplements associates with a protective effect against urinary tract infection (UTI).
University of Nottingham (UK) researchers have begun the search for a new class of injectable materials that will stimulate stem cells to regenerate tissue.
Frankincense, the resin from the trunk of the Boswellia tree, contains substances that may hold promise in treating conditions of inflammation.
Eating Western-style fast food on a regular basis significantly increased the risk of diabetes and coronary heart disease.
A number of research groups are developing DNA-based circuits designed to be embedded in the human body, to monitor health and treat diseases before...
Johns Hopkins University (US) team develops a new hydrogel compound that functions as an artificial skin dressing.
UK team develops a smart nanomaterial that disrupts the blood supply to cancerous tumors.
UK team develops a new microchip muscle stimulator implant that will enable people with paraplegia to exercise their paralyzed leg muscles.
Australian researchers identify a role for perforin in killing rogue cells in the human body, potentially leading to a key breakthrough for cancer therapy.
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Bioengineers pursuing me the ability to create living tissue for purposes of generating replacement organs have been constrained by the obstacle of the ability to keep engineered tissue alive. Because cells need a constant supply of nutrients and oxygen, a blood vessel system to deliver those nutrients and remove waste is critical. Jordan S. Miller, from the University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, USA), and colleagues have employed sugar add a 3-D printer to build vasculature. The team printed the vasculature first, and used sucrose and glucose to create a free-standing, three-dimensional vascular template. They are hopeful to further develop technology to successfully generate replacement tissue for regenerative medical purposes.