Researchers at Lehigh University have identified differences in the protein composition of bone marrow extracted from the hip versus the shoulder—an insight that could help refine regenerative treatments for joint injuries. The study, published in ACS Omega, used machine learning models to analyze 109 proteins and found six that may distinguish between the two extraction sites. The findings highlight how the source of bone marrow aspirate can influence its biological makeup, offering a framework for more standardized analysis of bone marrow-based therapies and other biological tissues.

It may sound batty, but University of Georgia researchers have confirmed that North American bats glow under ultraviolet light.

The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of Karel Svoboda, Ph.D., executive vice president and director of Allen Institute’s Neural Dynamics moonshot, and Jay Shendure, M.D./Ph.D., lead scientific director of the collaborative Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology and professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes leaders who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and made lasting contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.