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This study suggests that repairing mitochondrial function in sensory neurons could prevent normal inflammation from developing into chronic conditions

Chronic Pain

Vitamin B3 may give cells the boost they need to reverse chronic pain

Good news for the 51 million Americans with chronic pain: Scientists have unraveled the neuronal disturbances that can see acute pain turn into a long-term nightmare, and with some targeted cell therapy, could potentially stop this process altogether.

Artificial blood vessels could help doctors deal with the troubling rate of cardiovascular disease around the world

Body & Mind

Melt electrowriting takes us closer to artificial blood vessels

Researchers have combined two different 3D-printing techniques to produce artificial blood-vessel prototypes. The process created tubes that can be covered in live cells while retaining the strength they need to function under pressure.

A woman's skull has been successfully replaced with a 3D-printed implant

3D Printing

3D-printed skull implanted into woman's head

A 22-year-old woman has had the whole top of her skull replaced with a customized 3D-printed implant. The patient had been suffering from severe symptoms as a result of a condition that causes a thickening of the skull. It is believed that the procedure was the first of its kind.