A customizable scaffold helps repair bones and rebuild tissue using the patient’s own cells.
Nanomedicine offers hope in battling endometriosis
Endometriosis is a chronic, painful condition that affects millions of women worldwide. Now, a new nanoplatform offers hope for early diagnosis and effective ablation of endometriosis.
Shedding light on inflammation
Cutting-edge fluorine-19 imaging of inflammation extends the frontiers of MRI.
This month in pictures: March
Advanced Science News takes a look at some of the prettiest pictures researchers published in March 2020.
First human trial finds CRISPR-edited cells for cancer treatment are safe and durable
The first human trial using CRISP-edited genes to fight cancer has promising results.
Lights on for germ-free wound dressings
Researchers develop a biomimetic hydrogel with photodynamic antimicrobial effect.
The first CRISPR gene therapy to cure sickle-cell disease
In 2019, CRISPR gene-editing therapy was used for the first time to treat sickle cell disease.
Volumetric bioprinting: The new paradigm in regenerative medicine
“This work opens new avenues for material scientists and biologists to mimic in the lab the structure of living tissues and to upscale the production of engineered constructs.” ~ Dr. Riccardo Levato and Prof. Chris Moser.
Printable Paper from Plastic Waste
Researchers show that paper-like composites can be derived from previously unrecyclable plastic waste.
Severed Nerves Successfully Regenerated in Rats
Researchers in China move one step closer in achieving successful nerve regeneration.