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Osteoarthritis can be a debilitating disease, rendering regular movements painful. Researchers have now identified a signaling pathway that transmits this pain, with a study in mice finding that normal limb use returned after this pathway was blocked. … Continue reading “Pain pathway” a promising new drug target to treat osteoarthritis pain
A new, dissolving, textile-based stem cell implant has reduced pain and restored hip joint function to dogs with moderate osteoarthritis, in what researchers say could be a first step toward less invasive joint resurfacing in dogs as well as humans.Con… Continue reading Cartilage resurfacing implant restores hip function in arthritic dogs
Although there are now a number of devices that generate electricity via movement, most of them only work in dry environments. A new one, however, also functions underwater – meaning it could be used in aquatic settings, implants, or wearables that reg… Continue reading Liquid-metal energy harvester works underwater – and on dry land
After someone has suffered a heart attack, non-beating scar tissue grows back in place of the damaged cardiac tissue, leaving the heart permanently weakened. A newly developed spray-on medication, however, may someday help change that.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Exosome spray may be better able to heal damaged hearts
After someone has suffered a heart attack, non-beating scar tissue grows back in place of the damaged cardiac tissue, leaving the heart permanently weakened. A newly developed spray-on medication, however, may someday help change that.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Exosome spray may be better able to heal damaged hearts
A new study has revealed that tectonic activity on Venus may have caused sections of the planet’s upper crust to become fragmented into smaller bodies that, over vast swathes of time, barge past each other like chunks of pack ice on a body of water. Th… Continue reading Modern-day Venus may play host to an alien form of tectonic activity
Engineers have found a way to make liquid metals switch between reflective surfaces or those that scatter light. The transition only requires a small zap of electricity and could be used to make mirrors that can be switched on or off.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Liquid metal mirrors switch reflectivity on and off with a zap
Scientists have developed a new type of smart stent that can help prevent some of the complications these implants bring. The stent is coated in a substance that minimizes the inflammatory response, while promoting tissue repair.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Smart stent coatings release drugs for better artery healing
When toxins are present in a waterway, freshwater mussels are one of the first creatures to react. A new mussel-mounted sensor has been designed with this in mind, as a means of catching water pollution early.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Nort… Continue reading Shell-mounted motion sensors turn mussels into pollution detectors
Advances in transparent solar cells mean that soon we might be able to install them into windows and greenhouses. But in the latter case, would they deprive plants of vital sunlight? To find out, researchers at North Carolina State University grew lett… Continue reading Transparent solar cells don’t steal light from greenhouse crops