RIKEN researchers have imitated the formation of organs in the lab by "hacking" certain signaling pathways that guide the development of connective tissues in the embryo, which support the formation ...

The pharmaceutical drug development and approval process is a multi-step undertaking that requires a plethora of testing before reaching the market. Even then, humans respond differently to drugs ...

Water and nutrients are important to keep living things alive and healthy. Animals, including humans, get these from what they eat and drink, but how do the water and nutrients get transported around ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Robert Tranquillo came to the University of Minnesota in 1987 with a doctorate in chemical engineering and a budding interest in the mechanical forces that help wounds heal. Today, he ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. There's perhaps no element of the body that captures our imagination more than the heart. We link it ...

The metabolic activity of any tissue is limited by its blood supply; the more active any organ, the more blood it needs and the more extensive its vascularization. The changes in metabolic activity ...

Human bodies are designed to move in order to circulate blood and nutrients to every cell. Staying active and on the move is crucial to our health for a lot of reasons. But it's especially important ...