Researchers say study findings have highlighted biomarkers that could help improve early diagnosis of esophageal cancer, when it is easier to treat.

In patients surviving myocardial infarction, adipose tissue infiltration within the scar is a common pathological finding and has been suggested to contribute to dysfunction and arrhythmogenesis.

As we age, we don’t recover from injury or illness like we did when we were young. But new research from UC San Francisco has found gene regulators that turn genes on and off that could restore the ...

Background Intestinal fibrosis, a hallmark complication of Crohn’s disease (CD), frequently progresses to stricture formation and surgical intervention. Fibroblast metabolic reprogramming is important ...

On Wednesday, FibroBiologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBLG) submitted a new patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent application covers a proprietary fibroblast-derived ...

Keloids are raised, overgrown scars that can develop after skin injuries or surgery, often extending beyond the original wound boundaries. For many people, keloids are more than just a cosmetic ...

Cancer cells can brainwash their neighbors. Like the CIA deploying secret agents to turn an enemy, tumors use a similar strategy to manipulate nearby cells. The tumors’ agents are mitochondria, the ...

Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how fibroblasts go 'rogue' in many different diseases affecting multiple organs – ...

Healing from any injury involves a delicate balance between scarring and inflammation — two processes that can wreak havoc as well as make repairs. When the injury is to the brain, the balance is that ...

NUDT21 regulates fibroblast senescence and is significantly decreased in aged and fibrotic lungs, impacting IPF progression. Alternative polyadenylation (APA) and NUDT21 downregulation enhance STAT3 ...

Microsoft is betting big on AI. Starting with integrating Bing with ChatGPT, it has implemented AI capabilities in its products. Microsoft Designer is a new product from Microsoft with AI capabilities ...