Author: Ben Michaels

Researchers at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have used a cutting-edge technology, known as Tissue Nanotransfection Technology also known as (TNT), to create a nanochip the size of a penny, meant to heal live tissue.  The tiny device which is placed on the skin for a second and then removed can heal blood vessels, nerve cells and even regrow damaged organs within days, clinical trials have shown. The tiny new skin patch works by injecting genetic code into skin cells, transforming them into stem cells that become any type of cell needed to regenerate wounded blood vessels. The paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology describes how the...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that mice fed tryptophan developed immune cells that enable a more balanced gut.  Tryptophan is an α-amino acid that is used in the making of proteins and an essential building block for a very important brain chemical, serotonin.   Low levels of tryptophan are associated with insomnia and a host of other mental health issues like depression, anxiety, ADHD, and binge eating.  If you have ever experienced feeling very tired after having a turkey dinner or warm milk before bed you can probably thank tryptophan.  But this important amino acid is the least common...