Mg-based microresonators for wirelessly powered biodegradable medical implants.
Tailoring Biomaterials for Metabolic Diseases
A special issue of Advanced Healthcare Materials on biomaterials tailored for metabolic diseases.
Generation of Pancreatic Ductal Organoids
Intact whole-mount immunostaining of organoids after growth for 14 days.
An On-Skin Artificial Pancreas for Diabetes Management [Video]
A microneedle-array patch worn on the skin mimics the stable insulin secretion pattern of a healthy pancreas.
Green Light for Health: Bioengineered, Light-Triggered, On-Demand Drug Generation
Spatial and temporal control of drug production is achieved by optogenetical triggering a hydrogel-encapsulated bacterial system.
Emerging Peptide Science in Canada
Peptide research in Canada is highighted in a special issue of Peptide Science, guest edited by William D. Lubell.
Ann NY Acad Sci Special Issue: The Year in Diabetes and Obesity
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences has published this year’s installment of the annual reviews series The Year in Diabetes and Obesity, edited by Rexford Ahima (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine).
Synthetic Cells Gain the Upper Hand Against Cancer
Synthetic cells that function as autonomous systems for producing an anti-cancer protein inside the body are developed.
Emerging Roles of RNA Binding Proteins in Diabetes
RNA binding proteins are implicated in diabetes-associated pathogenic events as they initiate pathogenic signals that can cause mitochondrial dysfunction, fibrosis, inflammation and epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT).
Ketosis Mimics the Life Span Expanding Powers of Caloric Restriction
Mechanisms of the action for ketosis in aging and extending life span are proposed in a recent review.