简介:Ithasbeenknownforsometimethatstraininjuriesoccurthroughtheexcessivelengtheningofamuscle.~(1–3)However,theprecisemechanismforstraininjuryremainselusiveandhasbeenthesubjectofrecentdebateintheJournalofSportandHealthScience,~(4–9)butitseemssensibletoconsidermechanismsatthelevelofthemusclefiber.Itwaspreviouslybelievedthatdamagewastheresultofnon-uniformstretchingofsarcomeres
简介:Softand3D-printedmicromachinescanbeimplantedinthebodytodeliverdosesofachemodrug.Thisstrangenewbiobotusesneitherbatterynorwires,andcanbecontrolledfromoutsidethebodytodeliveradoseoncommand.It’sagadgetwellsuitedforthisneweraofpersonalizedmedicine.
简介:Age-relatedmaculardegeneration(AMD)causesirreversiblelossofcentralvisionforwhichthereisnoeffectivetreatment.IncipientpathologyisthoughttooccurintheretinaformanyyearsbeforeAMDmanifestsfrommidlifeonwardstoaffectalargeproportionoftheelderly.Althoughgeneticaswellasnon-genetic/environmentalrisksarerecognized,itscomplexaetiologymakesitdifficulttoidentifysusceptibility,orindeedwhattypeofAMDdevelopsorhowquicklyitprogressesindifferentindividuals.HerewesummarizetheliteraturedescribinghowtheAlzheimer's-linkedamyloidbeta(Aβ)groupofmisfoldingproteinsaccumulateintheretina.ThediscoveryofthiskeydriverofAlzheimer'sdiseaseinthesenescentretinawasunexpectedandsurprising,enablinganaltogetherdifferentperspectiveofAMD.WearguethatAβfundamentallydiffersfromothersubstanceswhichaccumulateintheageingretina,anddiscussourlatestfindingsfromamousemodelinwhichphysiologicalamountsofAβweresubretinally-injectedtorecapitulatesalientfeaturesofearlyAMDwithinashortperiod.OurdiscoveriesaswellasthoseofotherssuggestthepatternofAβaccumulationandpathologyindonoraged/AMDtissuesarecloselyreproducedinmice,includinglate-stageAMDphenotypes,whichmakesthemhighlyattractivetostudydynamicaspectsofAβ-mediatedretinopathy.Furthermore,wediscussourfindingsrevealinghowAβbehavesatsingle-cellresolution,andconsiderthelong-termimplicationsforneuroretinalfunction.WeproposeAβasakeyelementinswitchingtoadiseasedretinalphenotype,whichisnowbeingusedasabiomarkerforlatestageAMD.
简介:PurdueUniversityresearchershavefoundamethodofidentifyingbiologicalmarkersinsmallamountsofbloodthattheybelievecouldbeusedtodetectamyriadofdiseases,infectionsanddifferentmedicalconditionsatearlystages.Apiezoelectricallyactuatedpipettesystemisusedasaninexpensivemeanstodetectbiologicalmoleculesassociatedwithspecificdiseases,infectionorother