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Advanced Healthcare Materials
Light-activated therapy and antibiotics join forces to improve in situ cancer vaccines
Scientists integrate light therapy and antibiotics into a single platform to help the body create its own tumor vaccine.
Injectable hydrogel helps regrow blood vessels after a stroke
A hydrogel delivers therapeutic molecules to the brain after a stroke, promoting blood vessel regrowth and aiding recovery.
Tiny vesicles could help prevent amputations in diabetic patients
This safer, non-surgical treatment for diabetic limb ischemia could help patients with severe blood flow complications.
Cosmic radiation degrades medications on ISS, posing challenges for deep space missions
Cosmic radiation degrades medications like ibuprofen, highlighting the need for new “space” medicines with modified formulations.
Decorated nanospheres boost chemotherapy and cut side effects
Scientists are using decorated nanoparticles to precisely target tumors with chemotherapy, effectively reducing side effects.
AI and robotics join forces to revamp how medications are made
Scientists are speeding up drug formulation to breath new life into old medications and reduce risk of clinical trial failure.
Say goodbye to food allergies with this nanoparticle therapy
Encapsulating allergens in nanoparticles was found to reprogram the immune system, suppressing severe reactions to food allergies.
Glass-like knee grafts help address donor shortage
A cryopreservation technique puts graft tissue into a glass-like state, preserving cells and viability during long-term storage.
Gut-on-a-chip helps get to the bottom of inflammatory bowel disease
A microfluidic chip could help researchers uncover the unknown underlying mechanisms that cause inflammatory bowel disease.
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