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Nanofiber-hydrogel loaded with stem cells shows success treating severe complication of Crohn's disease

Medical Xpress

In a new study using a rat model of Crohn's disease, a biodegradable hydrogel composite loaded with stem cells, developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, in a collaborative effort with the Whiting School of Engineering, has shown significant success in treating perianal fistulas (PAF)—one of the many complications of Crohn's disease.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Running trials in animals will take additional engineering and safety tests. In February 2017, experts at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) reported the use of CRISPR in performing “gene surgery” in the layer of tissue that supports the retina of living mice.

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HP&M Files Comments Opposing FDA’s Proposed LDT Rule

FDA Law Blog

Part 11, the need to hire new laboratory personnel, and engage outside experts such as Contract Research Organizations, biostatisticians, lawyers, and software engineers. And yet, under the proposed rule, FDA is expecting a far greater surge, for a longer period of time, of far more complicated submissions.

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Mastering Responses to FDA 510(k) AI Letters: A Strategic Approach

FDA Law Blog

These AI requests often address complicated scientific scenarios in which a submitter has already provided some information, but FDA is not completely satisfied. Team meetings with subject matter experts can be scheduled to discuss response strategies for deficiencies that require extensive clinical, scientific, or engineering input.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

But what we observed was much more complicated." The traditional model is simple: SCN neurons were believed to act like runners in a relay race, passing the light signal along in a linear chain. Some SCN neurons were activated by light, while others were inhibited. Consider supporting Science Xs mission by getting a premium account.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

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NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

Physician's Weekly

She called the NIH news “a complicated mix of emotions,” CNN said. “We Andrew Whelton , a civil and environmental engineer at Purdue University who works with communities affected by disasters, said the money is necessary — and should have come sooner.