Background and Purpose: Population-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease incidence
and mortality have not been shared equally by African Americans. The burden of …

Glycosylation is the most abundant and complex protein modification, and can have a
profound structural and functional effect on the conjugate. The oligosaccharide fraction is …

In this review, we explore different approaches for introducing bioactivity into poly (ethylene
glycol)(PEG) hydrogels. Hydrogels are excellent scaffolding materials for repairing and …

Injectable scaffolds are appealing for tissue regeneration because they offer many
advantages over pre-formed scaffolds. This article provides a comprehensive review of the …

Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, and cognitive weariness,
resulting from prolonged exposure to work-related stress. The authors review the …

Effective vascularization is crucial for three-dimensional (3D) printed hydrogel-cell
constructs to efficiently supply cells with oxygen and nutrients. Till date, several hydrogel …

Tissue engineering scaffolds are fabricated from either biological materials, which provide
biofunctional signals and interact well with cells, or from synthetic polymers, which provide …

Abstract Model systems mimicking the extracellular matrix (ECM) have greatly helped in
quantifying cell migration in three dimensions and elucidated the molecular determinants of …

ContextAtherosclerotic vascular disease is an enormous public health problem. A number of
emerging risk factors for atherosclerosis have recently been proposed to help identify high …

Recent studies of obesity have provided new insights into the mechanisms underlying
insulin resistance and metabolic dysregulation. Numerous efforts have been made to …