Synthetic nanoparticles made of the skin pigment melanin sped up healing of skin injuries and may one day serve as a topical therapy for wound healing.
August 22, 2023 —
Scientists identified cells that play key roles in cartilage creation and the regrowth of severed tails in a small lizard. The findings may point to new avenues for repairing damaged cartilage in humans.
July 25, 2023 —
Recent pandemics have highlighted the need to be prepared for the next emerging disease, whenever it arrives. Researchers are now working to develop universal vaccines against diseases with pandemic potential.
July 11, 2023 —
The force of blows to the head that football players experienced over their lives better predicted chronic traumatic encephalopathy than the number of concussions.
July 11, 2023 —
Two studies found factors on the Y chromosome that lead to aggressive tumor growth, helping explain why some cancers have different prognoses in men and women.
June 27, 2023 —
Only 1 in 4 residential facilities that treat adolescents in the U.S. for opioid use disorder offer buprenorphine, the sole approved medication for 16- to 18-year-olds.