Content by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Although immunotherapy is seen as a very promising treatment for cancer, currently only 20 to 30 percent of patients respond positively
Recent preclinical study used a solid-state nanopore sensor as a tool for the analysis of hyaluronic acid
A noninvasive brainwave mirroring technology significantly reduced symptoms of post-traumatic stress in military personnel
Recent study looks at three areas commonly affected by the loss of ovarian function: body composition, bone health, and uterine health
Researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues are using human stem cells to measure the effects of deep space radiation
When implanted in animals, the structures matured into functional tissue and developed a system of blood vessels
Project key to testing the effectiveness of potential treatments
Meditation might be a path to migraine relief, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
What if repairing large segments of damaged muscle tissue was as simple as mobilizing the body’s stem cells to the site of the injury? New research in mice and rats, conducted at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine, suggests that “in body” regeneration of muscle tissue might be possible by harnessing the body’s natural healing powers.
Scientists reported yesterday (Apr. 10) the first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs. A research team led by Anthony Atala, M.D., director of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine, describes in the Lancet long-term success in four teenage girls who received vaginal organs that were engineered with their own cells.
Relationships between scientists and the news media have evolved tremendously over the past 25 years, and scientists should continue to improve communications with both the media and the lay public.