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Holography is best known for its ability to produce 3D images (holograms) by recording an interference pattern of light scattered by an object with some reference wave. This simple optical experiment records the amplitude as well as the normally invisible ...

There is growing evidence that adipose tissue plays a key role in the aggravation of COVID-19. One of the theories under investigation is that fat cells (adipocytes) act as a reservoir for SARS-CoV-2 and...

Unrelated mutations, when present in the blood, can lead to false positive results in men with advanced prostate cancer who are undergoing liquid biopsies.  Such tests, which look for variants in the cell-free DNA that tumors shed into the blood ...

A team, led by Amir Levine, MD, Columbia University, evaluated plasma-derived extracellular vesicle signatures and how they differ in patients...

Jefferson researchers develop an approach to specifically impede the autoimmune response that drives the disease, while leaving the rest of the...

Each year ligament injuries sideline thousands of athletes and regular citizens. Recovery is long and painful, and sometimes a return to full function is never realized due to scar formation – a factor that makes ligament injuries prone to further ...

Several pharmaceutical companies are placing big bets on exosomes and other extracellular vesicles as a means to deliver nucleic acid therapeutics. A spate of deals involving big...

GlycoNet scientists are looking for clues in sugars to develop early diagnostics for breast cancer Early diagnosis of breast cancer is one of the holy grails...

Texas A&M College of Medicine researchers dig deeper into a potential therapy for brain diseases and injuries. An inexpensive, accessible and non-invasive therapy for diseases and injuries of the...

Cell secretions during shift changes disrupt body clock alignment and raise risk of health issues Night-shift workers face an increased risk of obesity and...