A collaborative team from the University of Macau and Nanjing University found, using clinical databases and samples, that the loss of a protein named MFG-E8 in nucleus pulposus (NP) tissue is a ...

Carnegie Mellon researchers have used FRESH 3D bioprinting to create the first collagen-based microphysiologic systems, ...

As the world's population ages, intervertebral disk degeneration (IDD) has become a major medical issue, causing chronic ...

As the world's population ages, intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) has become a major medical issue, causing chronic lower back pain and mobility ...

Using their novel FRESH 3D bioprinting technique, which allows for printing of soft living cells and tissues, a lab has built a tissue model entirely out of collagen.

The work of Dr. Tanmay Lele, joint faculty in chemical engineering, and chemical engineering Ph.D candidate Ting-Ching Wang proves that the mechanical stiffness of tissue can alter the fate of ...

A new review published in Genes & Diseases highlights the transformative role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating and potentially reversing adipose tissue fibrosis, a condition closely linked to ...

Scientists can build microfluidic systems in a Petri dish out of collagen, cells, and other proteins with structural ...