Smoking and biological sex shape healthy bladder tissue evolution, offering clues to cancer risk

Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Men are around four times more likely to develop it than women, and smoking is the main known environmental risk factor. However, the ...
Healthline

What to Know About Soft Tissue Sarcomas in the Leg

Soft tissue sarcomas are cancers that develop in your body’s soft tissues like muscle, fat, tendons, or cartilage. Your legs are the most common place they develop. The American Cancer Society ...
CNN

Microplastics are in many of your body’s organs and tissues. Why they’re so bad and what you can do to stay healthier

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — We are very much ...
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Soil-dwelling fungus produces hydrogels with promise in tissue regeneration

A common soil fungus forms strong hydrogels that could inspire next-generation biomedical materials for tissue regeneration.
The Spokesman-Review

The dead’s eyes, tissues and assorted parts are bringing new life to local patients

Vascular tissues are surgically inserted to restore or replace faulty vessels, corneas are transplanted in place of cataracts, slivers of bones can help fill broken segments, heart valves are used in ...
STAT

Mammograms are less effective for women with dense breast tissue. Medical experts disagree on what to do about it

Millions of American women over age 40 receive regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer. About half of them turn out to have dense breast tissue — which makes screening significantly more ...