Healthy food prescriptions | Cryopreserved testicular tissue | Bone bioreactor

Prescribing healthy foods could bring cost-effective benefits; progress with cryopreserved testicular tissue; and bioreactor builds bone

April 2, 2019 Edition Prescribing healthy foods could bring cost-effective benefits A sophisticated model estimated that healthy food subsidies could save billions in health care costs and prevent hundreds of thousands of heart disease deaths and diabetes cases. Primate study shows progress with cryopreserved testicular tissue A live monkey produced with sperm derived from animals that had not yet undergone puberty is an important step toward offering young cancer patients a chance to have children in the future. 3D-printed bioreactor builds bone Bioengineers repaired jawbones in sheep using tissue grown in a 3D-printed bioreactor. The findings lay the groundwork for developing and testing the approach in people. Popular Stories Weekend catch-up can't counter chronic sleep deprivation How disrupted sleep may lead to heart disease Reduced-calorie diet lowers signs of inflammatory bowel disease Blocking stomach acid may promote chronic liver disease Supportive parenting can reduce child's anxiety Connect with Us Facebook RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612