Because the heart, unlike other organs, cannot heal itself after injury, heart disease—the top cause of mortality in the U.S.—is particularly lethal. For this reason, tissue engineering will be crucial for the…
Category: Health
Zebrafish Can Repair a Damaged Heart, And a New Study Reveals How
Zebrafish are amazing animals. They have the ability to develop new organs and are entirely transparent. New research demonstrates how zebrafish can repair heart tissue after injury. We previously knew that these…
Probiotics are more hype than science
The billions of microorganisms that reside inside of us are a major factor in how well humans operate. The microbiome, which is the collective name for these helpful microorganisms, aids in digestion,…
Artificial Intelligence Takes the Guesswork Out of Dental Care
A business formed by MIT graduates examines and annotates dental X-rays to assist dentists in providing more thorough care. A hospital radiologist is frequently represented as a specialist who spends hours studying…
The Weight Game: How Body-Size Bias Can Stifle Medical Research
At a White House news conference in December 1994, then-US surgeon general C. Everett Koop announced a national weight-loss program, claiming that obesity had become the country’s second-leading cause of mortality,…