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Raising the steaks: First 3D-bioprinted structured Wagyu beef-like meat unveiled
Osaka University researchers have recreated the complex texture and marbling of Wagyu steaks by using bioprinted cells. By manually structuring and slicing the ...
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2021
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Patient–researcher collaboration proves to be a win–win, Japanese study shows
The Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases Study (RUDY) JAPAN is a digital platform for supporting research collaboration between patients and researchers. Osaka ...
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2021
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Brain seasonality: Bean bug neurons need biological clock gene for seasonal egg-laying
Researchers from Osaka University have found that a biological clock gene is needed in bean bugs for seasonal egg-laying. The clock gene regulates egg-laying ...
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2021
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Lipids, lysosomes, and autophagy: the keys to preventing kidney injury
Lysosomes are cellular waste disposal organelles containing potent enzymes that cause cellular damage if they leak out of ruptured lysosomes. In a recent study ...
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2020
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Is turning back the clock in aging fat cells a remedy for lifestyle diseases?
Researchers from Osaka University found that lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol, and fatty liver are caused by age-related changes in fat ...
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2020
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Fat cell hormone boosts potential of stem cell therapy
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has shown promising results in the treatment of conditions ranging from liver cirrhosis to retinal damage, but results can ...
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2020
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A vaccine targeting aged cells mitigates metabolic disorders in obese mice
Researchers from Osaka University developed a novel vaccine that removes senescent T cells from adipose tissues. They showed that vaccinated obese mice had ...
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2020
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Novel switch protein that ‘turns on’ sperm for fertilization
Researchers from Osaka University and Baylor College of Medicine discovered a signaling cascade in which the testicular protein NELL2 travels through the lumen ...
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2020
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Protein defect leaves sperm chasing their tails
A team led by researchers from Osaka University have characterized a protein, called VSP, that keeps sperm swimming in straight lines. Deletion of the protein ...
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2019
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Keep quiet or be eliminated: how cell competition modulates morphogen gradients
Tissue patterning is an important process during embryo formation, which ensures that groups of cells are arranged in an appropriate manner that allows them to ...
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2019
