Sophia Ktori

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These images use color markers—blue for nuclei, red for cell membranes, and green for fluid—to show that spaces between cells shrink as fluid moves out during tissue compression, from left to right and top to bottom. [Courtesy of Ming Guo, Fan Liu, et al] Water makes up around 60% of the human body. More than half of this water is inside the cells that make up organs and tissues, and much of the remaining water flows in the spaces between cells.

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Credit: Frame Studio / Getty Images Scientists at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and at Nanjing University have combined a widely used medical polymer with a natural blood protein to develop a new nanoparticle drug delivery system that the team says can carry much larger amounts of disease-fighting drugs and remain stable much longer than current nanoparticle systems.

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This is a medical illustration of multidrug-resistant, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria [CDC/ Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit /Jennifer Oosthuizen] Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered how specific surface patterns on plastics used for medical devices can drastically reduce the ability of bacteria to attach and multiply, potentially offering an approach to help prevent infections on medical devices, such as catheters.

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Credit: Photo by JAFAR AHMED on Unsplash Liver transplant is a lifesaving surgery, but a significant number of patients experience organ rejection or other complications. A study by scientists at Georgetown University and MedStar Health has shown that a single blood sample can be used to detect problems at the earliest stages, allowing tailored treatment to prevent liver organ failure.

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Colorized image of Nanoneedles [Chippani/King's College London] Scientists at King’s College London have developed a patch comprising tens of millions of microscopic nanoneedles, which they suggest could offer a painless and less invasive alternative to biopsies for millions of patients worldwide who undergo these procedures each year to detect and monitor diseases such as cancer or Alzheimer’s.