Can an artificial kidney finally free patients from dialysis?(ucsf.edu)

152 points by gmays 3 years ago | 75 comments

Artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back(ucsf.edu)

187 points by gehwartzen 3 years ago | 62 comments

Medicaid Could Save $2.6B Within a Year If Just 1% of Recipients Quit Smoking(ucsf.edu)

19 points by za3faran 3 years ago | 32 comments

Unlocking the secrets of myelin repair(neuroscience.stanford.edu)

89 points by kryster 2 years ago | 25 comments

UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to repair brain damage (2025)(stemcell.ucla.edu)

425 points by bookofjoe 5 months ago | 86 comments

UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center news article announcing discovery of a drug that mimics rehabilitation effects to repair brain damage after stroke.

Researchers identify 'switch' to activate cancer cell death(health.ucdavis.edu)

171 points by DocFeind 2 years ago | 62 comments

Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis(sciencedaily.com)

29 points by kelnos 19 days ago | 8 comments

ScienceDaily news release on Stanford Medicine research showing a way to rejuvenate cartilage cells, regrow damaged knee cartilage, and potentially treat arthritis without joint replacement.

Weight-loss drug found to shrink muscle in mice, human cells(ualberta.ca)

322 points by Eumenes 1 year ago | 361 comments

University of Alberta Folio article on research finding a weight-loss drug shrinks heart muscle in mice and human cells.

Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis(scitechdaily.com)

327 points by nis0s 9 months ago | 127 comments

SciTechDaily article on Stanford Medicine research showing an anti-aging injection that regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis.

First in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair is safe: study(health.ucdavis.edu)

337 points by gmays 7 months ago | 64 comments

UC Davis Health news article reporting a study finding that the first in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair is safe.

New pancreatic cancer drug might open the door to much longer survival times(economist.com)

413 points by andsoitis 4 months ago | 143 comments

Economist article reporting that a promising pancreatic cancer drug may be the first of a new class of treatments targeting a cancer master switch.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.