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A Modular Liver–Microbial Microfluidic Platform to Evaluate Therapeutic and Adverse Effects of Microbial Metabolites

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a modular microfluidic platform that connects liver cells with live microbes to mimic key aspects of the gut–liver interaction in steatosis. Using this system, both microbial metabolites and live bacteria significantly reduced fat accumulation in liver cells, but live microbes triggered inflammation and broader metabolic changes ...
Hsih‐Yin Tan, In Young Hwang, Nanthini Jayabalan, Hui Ling Lee, Louis Jun Ye Ong, Chwee Teck Lim, Matthew Wook Chang, Yi‐Chin Toh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Perfused Full‐Thickness Human Skin Microphysiological System for Modeling Injury, Regeneration, Tumor Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics Development

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
What if human skin could remain fully alive and functional outside the body for weeks? A New Alternative Method (NAM) based on a vascularized full‐thickness skin microphysiological system achieves precisely this, preserving native vasculature, resident immunity, and metabolic activity for up to three weeks, while faithfully recapitulating radiation ...
Yusuf Surucu, Hamid Malekzadeh, Alexa Rivera Del Rio Hernandez, Naresh Mahajan, Ethan Banks, Dayyan Ur Rahman, José A. Arellano, Katherine S. Yang, Alexey Altman, G.V. Naveen Kumar, Matthew L. Steinhauser, Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, J. Peter Rubin, Asim Ejaz   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public health of the nation and reproductive violence

Репродуктивная эндокринология
Background. The article examines a separate area of ensuring the reproductive health of the nation - protection of society from reproductive violence, which is broadly understood to include not only manifestations of sexual violence, but also aspects ...
V.B. Kovalchuk, І. І. Komarnytska, O.V. Rizenko, V.M. Pasternak, I.M. Kostiukova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Prospective Cohort study of determinats in outcome of Tubal Recanalisation

BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences, 2020
Introduction: Tubal sterilisation is the most prevalent family planning method practised in our country. According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4) (2015-2016) a total of 51.8% of married women use any method of family planning, of which female ...
Laxmi Sangolli
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A Lightweight, 3D‐Printable, Low‐Cost, “One‐Click” Dorsal Skin Window for High‐Quality Long‐Term Multimodal Subcutaneous Tumor Imaging

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
An innovative, lightweight 3D‐printed skinfold chamber system is presented for long‐term intravital imaging. This affordable, biocompatible platform simplifies surgical implantation and allows high‐resolution, multimodal visualization of the tumor microenvironment for up to four weeks.
Iván Cortés Domínguez, Xabier Morales Urteaga, Maider Esparza, Lucía Grande, Ainhoa Urbiola, Cristina Ederra, Tomas Muñoz Santoro, Beatrice Pinci, Alvaro Teijeira, Carlos Ortiz de Solórzano   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pressure and Pain: A Qualitative Pilot Study Describing the Complexity of Unhoused Women’s Experiences with Reproductive Care

Women's Health Reports
Introduction: While there is extant literature surrounding barriers to reproductive care in the unhoused population—especially regarding access to contraception—little attention has been given to patient perspectives and the quality of care that is ...
Casey C. Woods, Anthony L. Shanks, Niki Messmore, Krista J. Longtin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profile of Female Sterilization in Brazil

Social Sciences, 2019
(1) Background: This study analyzes the profile of female sterilization in Brazil by age, parity, type of delivery, place of delivery, color/race, region of residence, years of schooling, marital status, number of unions, and desired number of children ...
Ernesto F. L. Amaral
doaj   +1 more source

A 3D‐Printed Vascular‐Like Perfusion Tumor‐on‐a‐Chip Recapitulates High‐Grade Breast Cancer With in Vivo‐Relevant Drug Resistance

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A high‐resolution 3D‐printed tumor‐on‐a‐chip platform sustains breast cancer tissues at in vivo–like cell densities through vascular‐like perfusion. This engineered system recapitulates grade‐dependent molecular features and exhibits drug‐resistance profiles that uniquely align with clinically relevant Cmax values.
Geonhui Lee, Bingjie Sun, Nicholas X. Fang, Chunguang Xia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reproduction and the Common Good: Global Perspectives from the Catholic Tradition

Journal of Moral Theology
Reproductive health is a complex moral, theological, and political issue. In this volume, theologians from around the world examine the realities of reproductive injustice and the wisdom of Catholic social teachings that call Christians to enact ...
Simeiqi He, Emily Reimer-Barry
doaj   +1 more source

Multifunctional Catechol‐Functionalized Cellulose Hydrogels for the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Acute Optic Nerve Injuries

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Catechol‐functionalized cellulose hydrogels are developed as injectable, bioadhesive platforms for retinal neuroprotection. The hydrogels exhibit tunable rheological and mechanical properties, strong tissue adhesion, and sustained antioxidative activity.
Kai‐Hsiang Chang, Yi‐Ke Lin, Wei‐Li Chen, Ta‐Ching Chen, Jiashing Yu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source