medicine
Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
Posted in Medicine on 5th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
“Our study strongly suggests that insufficient sleep amplifies levels of anxiety and, conversely, that deep sleep helps reduce such stress,”
Liquid-in-liquid printing method could put 3D-printed organs in reach
Posted in Medicine on 5th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
Complex 3D-printed tissues made by including living cells in the ink could soon be within our grasp.
Blood vessels incorporated into 3D-printed living skin
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
It certainly would be great if instead of having to be harvested from a patient's own body, permanent skin grafts could be 3D-printed as needed. Well, we may be getting a little closer to that point, as scientists have now bioprinted living skin complete with blood vessels.
Scientists Found New Antibiotic Molecules, Right In the Human Microbiome
Posted in Medicine on 21st Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
We’re looking at “an unprecedented resource for drug discovery from within the human body,”
Lack of key placental hormone linked to autism development
Posted in Medicine on 21st Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
A new study suggests lowered levels of a pregnancy hormone can increase the thickness of these myelin sheaths, and increase a child's risk of developing autism.