Antibacterial nanozymes: Healing chronic wounds with nanochemistry
Chronic infected wounds are often highly problematic for diabetic patients. However, a team of Chinese researchers has now developed a targeted approach to wound healing that makes use of nanomedicine, and their research has been published in the jou.....»»
Autonomous self-healing seen in piezoelectric molecular crystals
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Kolkata, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and RWTH Aachen University, has found a type of piezoelectric molecular crystal that is capable of autonomous s.....»»
Scientists Create the World"s Toughest Self-Healing Material
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Interesting Engineering: [Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata] along with those at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur decided to focus on dev.....»»
Basement membrane underpins tissue interactions in the skin
In a discovery that could pave the way for therapies that promote wound healing and alleviate skin diseases, RIKEN researchers have found that the network of molecules under the outermost layer of mouse skin, the skin epithelium, is a highly speciali.....»»
A new, inexpensive way to heal chronic wounds
Scientists are developing a low-cost, practical biopolymer dressing that helps heal chronic wounds......»»
When fawns perceive constant danger, they almost seem to relax
Burnout. It is a syndrome that is said to afflict humans who feel chronic stress. But after conducting a novel study using trail cameras showing the interactions between white-tailed deer fawns and predators, a Penn State researcher suggests that pre.....»»
Like priming a pump, cells damaged by chronic lung disease can result in severe COVID
New research suggests that the airway cells of patients with chronic lung diseases are 'primed' for infection by the COVID-19 virus, resulting in more severe symptoms, poorer outcomes and a greater likelihood of death......»»
Preferred life expectancy and its association with hypothetical adverse life scenarios
A new study sheds light on how the specter of dementia and chronic pain reduce people's desire to live into older ages. Among Norwegians 60 years of age and older the desire to live into advanced ages was significantly reduced by hypothetical adverse.....»»
"Clock" created to predict immunological health and chronic diseases of aging
Researchers have created an inflammatory clock of aging (iAge) which measures inflammatory load and predicts multi-morbidity, frailty, immune health, cardiovascular aging and is also associated with exceptional longevity in centenarians......»»
Developing new techniques to build biomaterials
Scientists have developed an approach that could help in the design of a new generation of synthetic biomaterials made from proteins. The biomaterials could eventually have applications in joint repair or wound healing as well as other fields of heal.....»»
Nano-scale borate bioactive glass: A next generation material for skin-healing
Recently, with the help of a steady-state strong magnetic field experimental device, scientists constructed nano-scale borate bioactive glass (Nano-HCA@BG), which can effectively reduce the biological toxicity of borate bioglass, improve the biocompa.....»»
Acer eyes medical care business
Acer has been keen on making deployments in the smart medical care, antibacterial and eco-friendly product sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to company chairman and CEO Jason Chen......»»
Thermal imaging offers early alert for chronic wound care
New method provides information on spatial heat distribution in a wound to accurately predict whether VLUs will heal. The clinical study is the first to investigate textural analysis on VLUs using thermal images that do not require physical contact w.....»»
Smart wound dressings with built-in healing sensors
Researchers have developed smart wound dressings with built-in nanosensors that glow to alert patients when a wound is not healing properly......»»
Musculoskeletal medical startups race to enter personalized health tech market
Several personalized health tech startups hope to reinvent care for patients suffering from musculoskeletal (MSK) medical conditions and chronic pain. As the pandemic unevenly roars on, Emily Melton, founder and managing partner of Threshol.....»»
Why Are People with Obesity More Vulnerable to COVID?
Chronic inflammation and immune breakdown appear to be key reasons -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Self-healing liquid-metal elastomers
Soft electronics are increasingly in demand for diverse applications, but they lack rigid enclosures and are therefore susceptible to premature disposal after electronic applications. It is therefore necessary to create soft and stretchable materials.....»»
Climate adaptation requires billions in additional annual investments to prevent hunger
In order to prevent the impacts of climate change from pushing an additional 78 million people into chronic hunger by 2050, annual global investments in agricultural research and development will need to increase by US $2 billion (or by 120%) between.....»»
Drinking Coffee May Cut Risk of Chronic Liver Disease, Study Suggests
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: From espresso to instant, coffee is part of the daily routine for millions. Now research suggests the brew could be linked to a lower chance of developing or dying from chronic liver disease. Chr.....»»
New web tool fights antibacterial resistance
In 1943, two scientists named Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria conducted an experiment to show that bacteria can mutate randomly, independent of external stimulus, such as an antibiotic that threatens a bacterial cells' survival. Today the Luria-Delb.....»»
A new culprit in antibacterial resistance: Cysteine persulfide
Scientists have developed a new, highly sensitive analytical method that can detect degraded beta-lactam antibacterial agents used in the treatment of bacterial infections. With this method, researchers found that reactive sulfur species produced by.....»»