NTU Singapore scientists grow ‘mini kidneys,’ revealing new insights into metabolic defects and potential therapy for polycystic kidney disease
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have successfully grown ‘mini kidneys’ in the lab and grafted them into live mice, revealing new insights into the metabolic…
Lung transplantation can be performed in advanced age candidates and provides life-extending benefits
Data from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) indicates that the proportion of recipients aged 66 and above has risen to 19% by 2017. In…
The membrane that surrounds the embryo in the earliest stage of development
A MedUni Vienna study team led by geneticist Markus Hengstschläger has used a stem cell model to model the earliest stages of embryonic development and to characterize the…
Treatment with Anti-Inflammatory Proteins Following Heart Attack Shows Promise to Reduce the Risk of Further Heart Damage
Two anti-inflammatory molecules reduce the inflammatory response within the injured heart and reduce scarring, according to new research published in The American Journal of Pathology
Cystic fibrosis: why infections persist despite therapy
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes serious and sometimes fatal respiratory and digestive disorders. A new treatment, available since 2020, improves lung function and quality of…