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Newly identified cartilage cells will hopefully see clinical use for facial reconstruction when the tech is developed to grow them into resilient parts.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 14, 2025 Source:These Newly Identified Cells Could Change the Face of Plastic Surgery Reference:A long-ignored skeletal tissue filled with oil
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Faces made of living skin make robots smile. Wider implications to treat people with skin damage from disease and trauma if the technique is perfected.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 2, 2024 Source:Faces made of living skin make robots smile
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Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 22, 2024 Source:Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time
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Growing organs (almost) from scratch. Caveats abound but research is trying to address these.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 4, 2024 Source:Growing organs (almost) from scratchU of T researchers are working on growing kidneys, lungs, and more in the lab to address the organ donor shortage
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Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 1, 2024 Source:Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions
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Researchers say modified version of CBD could help reverse fentanyl effects noted in in vitro trials. Much to be done to determine if it will progress to animal models and eventually testing in human trials.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 21, 2023 Source:Researchers say modified version of CBD could help reverse fentanyl effects Reference:Structure–Activity Relationship Study of Cannabidiol-Based Analogs as Negative Allosteric Modulators of the μ-Opioid Receptor
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Scientists use AI to discover antibiotic for ‘very difficult to treat’ bacteria
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 26, 2023 Source:Scientists use AI to discover antibiotic for ‘very difficult to treat’ bacteria Reference:Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii
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Epigenetic processes seem to be intimately involved in the cellular aging process. Research uncovering the mechanisms of these processes may help reverse the harm from degenerative disease among other conditions.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 10, 2023 Source:Researchers May Have Found a Way to Slow Human Aging Reference:Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian agingReprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision