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• Scientists uncover a crucial mechanism in stem cell transition December 4, 2023
  Using intestinal organoids, researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Institute for Basic Science have identified a novel gene, Daam1, as a key player in orchestrating the development of stem cells in the intestine.
• University of Athens researchers create wooden tongue depressor with biosensing capabilities capable of identifying biomarkers December 4, 2023
  When it comes to tongue depressors, it turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks. Researchers from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece have taken this simple wooden medical tool and developed a high-tech biosensing device that may someday be useful at the point-of-care in hospitals and as a new type of […]
• Understanding infection risks for patients with diabetes during diabetes awareness month December 4, 2023
  The month of November is distinguished as Diabetes Awareness Month. This month serves as an opportunity to illuminate critical facets of diabetes care that extend beyond the conventional narratives. This year, our focus sharpens on a pivotal aspect that significantly impacts the well-being of individuals contending with diabetes: infection prevention.
• Doctors encouraged by early-stage trial of MS stem cell therapy December 4, 2023
  Doctors are cautiously hopeful about a new multiple sclerosis therapy after finding that injecting stem cells into patients' brains was safe and potentially protective against further damage from the disease.
• World AIDS Day through the eyes of two infectious disease doctors December 4, 2023
  It may be easier to ask a doctor whose specialty is infectious disease what health conditions and case types they do not treat rather than what they do. Unlike primary care doctors and other medical specialists, infectious disease doctors work across the lines of specialties and systems of the body to lend their expertise in […]