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Genetic Screening via a Smartphone
DNA Imaging Device on Smart Phone
This piece describes a DNA imaging device, developed at UCLA, which works with a smart [MORE]
Blue Light Pacemaker
Opto-Gen
Israeli researchers have taken a significant step toward a “biological pacemaker” using optogenetic technology. They were able to inject DNA [MORE]
Placenta-on-a-Chip
Placenta on a Chip
In order to learn more about the biochemistry of the human placenta, the National Institute of Child [MORE]
Surgical Gloves that Detect Bacteria
Donning Latex Gloves
In another example of 3-D printing, engineers at Tufts University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have [MORE]
Lab-Grown Limbs
Decellularization
The technique of taking an animal organ, washing cells out of the extracellular matrix, and then seeding in new cells [MORE]
Nanowire Implants for Controlled Release of Drugs
Polypyrrole Microstructure
Pyrrole is a naturally occurring aromatic compound, originally discovered in coal tar, but later found in a variety of [MORE]
Issues and Insurers
Health Insurance
Becker’s Hospital Review is a useful source for healthcare business news. Moreover, it really excels at “list making”—i.e. stating [MORE]
Device to Measure Drug Metabolism in the Liver
Liver Drug Analysis
Anticancer drugs are metabolized in the liver before they reach the tumor target—thus a need for a means [MORE]
Do Proteins Hip-Hop?
Gelsolin Protein
For many years, researchers have tried to use transgenic plants to produce human protein “farmaceuticals.” If successful, the payoff [MORE]
Rapid Fabrication of Living Blood Vessels
Want to grow a blood vessel in a week or two? Here is a highly detailed piece with videos which [MORE]
A Net-Like Brain Implant for Neuronal Monitoring
Injectable Electronic Brain Implant
Imagine an injectable neural device that unfurls over a large area of the brain and provides a [MORE]
Thinking a Robot through Its Paces
Telepresence Robot for Disabled
In a remarkable demonstration of the brain-computer interface, disabled people in three European countries were able to [MORE]
Customized Vascularized Bone Implants
For the past five years, the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering in Wurzburg, Germany has been coordinating research in several [MORE]
Hospitals’ Property Tax Exemption
This piece is not our usual subject matter, but it does impact an enormous sector of healthcare. Most hospitals in [MORE]