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Unlike the tissue in other parts of the body, such as the skin, the neuronal tissue in the brain doesn't regenerate after being damaged. It may one day be able to do so, however, with a little help from a new type of hydrogel.Developed by a team of scientists at Japan's Hokkaido University, the biocompatible polymer gel is made up of equal parts positively and negatively charged monomers. This combination was found to offer the best adhesion for cells.The scientists adjusted the ratio of crosslinker molecules in the…

Great white sharks are at the top of the ocean food chain with very few natural predators. Still, life isn't all roses for the apex predator, who still need to cope with the rough and tumble of others of their kind.As with many other shark species, however, great whites have the power to heal from some pretty ghastly wounds in astonishingly short time, and with near-surgical precision.A great white by the name of 'Crescent' was recently seen off the coast of Massachusetts in the United States with a dorsal fin that…

After someone has suffered a heart attack, their body replaces the damaged heart muscle tissue with non-beating scar tissue, compromising the heart's function. A new injectable biomaterial, however, may help the heart heal better.The material is being developed at the University of California San Diego, by a team led by Prof. Karen Christman.Back in 2012, Christman and colleagues created a hydrogel that was designed to be injected directly into the damaged areas of the heart. It would then form a three-dimensional…

Climate change is a rising concern for all inhabitants on Earth. Amid the extreme weather events hitting the world, experts have confirmed that the Ozon layer is healing and it is expected to be completely healed in another four decades.  Ozone Layer, the Earth's protection is around 15 to 35 km above Earth's surface, in the stratosphere. The ozone layers block certain types of ultraviolet (UV) radiation and other forms of radiation that could injure or kill most living things, which is why ozone layer…

Molecules that act like “cellular glue” have been developed by researchers, enabling them to control exactly how cells bond with each other. This represents a significant advancement towards the construction of tissues and organs, which has been a key objective in the field of regenerative medicine for a long time.Synthetic Molecules that Adhere Cells Could Galvanize Regenerative MedicineScientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have engineered molecules that act like “cellular glue,” allowing them…

Researchers are currently conducting the third phase of a drug that could heal old wounds, even if they happened decades ago. The new gene therapy has had some fantastic results in children suffering from a rare blistering skin disease, New Atlas reports. Additionally, the gel was even seen to heal open wounds that were years old. Reports of the success of the gel have been published in The New England Journal of Medicine, and they show that after three months, 71 percent of the patients receiving the active…

Before we’re knee-deep together in the world of thought, I’d like you to notice what’s going on in your body.What can you feel in your face? Your neck? Your shoulders and arms? Maybe there’s tingling or fizzing, some warmth or cold. What does the air feel like against your skin? Some areas may be tense, while others are more relaxed. There might be a complete absence of sensation in other places.Now tune into what emotions are coming up for you. Are you excited? Sluggish, tired? Anxious and ready for this exercise to be…

Sidelined for decades by a film industry that refused to fund films starring Black actors, director Euzhan Palcy made a triumphant return to Hollywood on Saturday, accepting an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement at the Academy’s Governors awards.Palcy, the first Black woman to direct a film for a major Hollywood studio, was introduced by Viola Davis and praised by Ava DuVernay. She addressed a film industry that had finally accepted that, as she put it: “Black and female is bankable.”“I was so tired of being told I…

Human fibroblasts reprogrammed into cardiomyocyte-like cells. Immunofluorescence shows different molecules: DNA (blue), cardiac Troponin T (orange), and αActinin (green). Credit: Qian Lab, UNC School of MedicineAccording to research led by Li Qian, Ph.D., at the UNC School of Medicine, a protein that aids in the development of neurons also functions to reprogram scar tissue cells into heart muscle cells.Researchers at the University of North Carolin School of Medicine have made important strides in the exciting fields of…

You’ll mostly need this for boss battles On higher difficulties, God of War Ragnarok keeps up some of the high tension antics of the series proper: so you may want to know about something as crucial as uh, healing. I even went several hours thinking “there’s got to be more to this:” but no, it’s actually pretty straightforward. Crack green orbs in combat The most simple method for healing is to locate green orbs while fighting. They’ll literally appear at your feet/across the battlefield as glowing green power-ups, and…