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How the human body replaces itself over time and why it doesn’t always succeed
Imagine seeing your body from the inside out, a hidden world where more than 30 trillion cells are constantly renewing and regenerating to keep you alive. Men typically have around 36 trillion cells, ...
T cells take up residence in the healthy brain via a gut-fat-brain axis
The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from ...
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Exploring Organogenesis and Disease Models with Organoids and Organ-on-a-Chip Technologies
Over the last decades, several innovations have advanced the understanding of human biology and diseases. From the development of induced pluripotent stem ...
The Next Web2d
Bioprinted organs ‘10–15 years away,’ says startup regenerating dog skin
Human organs could be bioprinted within 10 years, according to a biotech startup. But first, the company plans to regenerate ...
Nature3d
How the brain spies on the gut: with help from newfound immune cells
The body’s pathogen fighters can act as surveillance forces that ferry information from the gut and fat deposits to the brain ...
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A chip with natural blood vessels
Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...
A chip with natural blood vessels: Researchers create miniature organ models in a rapid and reproducible manner
In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological systems, are becoming increasingly ...
Nature5d
Exploring inter-organ crosstalk to uncover mechanisms that regulate β-cell function and mass
Although the effects of insulin secretion on metabolic organs such ... with multiple other tissues including the bone, placenta, reproductive glands, kidney, the immune system, thyroid ...
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Stephanie Peterson: Organ, tissue and/or body donation are gifts to humanity
There are countless advantages to humanity through the gift of organ, tissue, and body donation — whether for anatomical study for medical advancement or through the gift of donation for the ...
Phys.org19d
How tissues detect and repair damage to the body's hidden support system
But like all tissues, they are subject to damage. Until now, how the body notices and heals damage ... within the fruit flies' intact digestive systems. To sort through the complex imaging data ...
Physicians Committee19d
National Academy of Sciences’ James Prize Awarded for Building 3D Organ-on-Chip Models and Vascularized Tissues
Dr. Lewis’ groundbreaking work in 3D organ-on-chip systems and tissue bioprinting—from replicating kidney function to recreating the intricate architecture of human skin at the cellular level—has ...
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'Body clock' could determine biological age and longevity, researchers say
That has a direct impact on the function of a person’s organs and overall body systems, which can be used to determine how fast they are aging, the researchers noted. "Aging is a truly analog ...