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An Ear on an Elbow
Ear growing on an elbow
After a female soldier lost her left ear in a car crash, Army surgeons took samples [MORE]
Regenerating Blood Vessels from Stem Cells
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Critical limb ischemia is an advanced stage of peripheral artery disease, which arises from atherosclerosis. In the worst [MORE]
MRI Glove
MRI detector glove
New York University School of Medicine engineers have developed a new means for MRI imaging of bones, tendons [MORE]
Geisinger on Routine Sequencing
Geisinger Health
“Precision medicine” based on DNA sequencing is all the buzz in healthcare except among payers who deem molecular profiling [MORE]
Growing Blood without A, B and RhD Antigens
Red blood cells
There are 36 different blood groups and more than 350 antigens on red blood cells that can cause [MORE]
A Sugar-Transporting Biosensor for Detecting Cancer
Glut5 fluorescent probe
In making multicolor probes that detect varying levels of glucose transporters in blood, researchers at Michigan Technological University [MORE]
International eICU monitoring
Telemedicine model
Heretofore, licensure has limited telemedicine across state and international boundaries. A physician licensed in Idaho, for example, couldn’t do [MORE]
A Diagnostic Pill for Breast Cancer
Pinpointing Breast Cancer Non-Invasively with Imaging Pill
From the University of Michigan comes this assertion: “Here we demonstrate that negatively charged [MORE]
Printing Complex Tissues
3D Printer Creates Complex Biological Tissues
UCLA engineers have built a 3-D printer that does stereolithography using four different hydrogels. The [MORE]
Stem Cells to Kidney Organoids
Robots Generating Kidney Organoids from Stem Cells
University of Washington engineers and clinicians have developed “a robotic system . . . [MORE]
A Wearable Salt-Ingestion Monitor
Flexible, Wearable Oral Sodium Sensor
This piece describes a project aimed at producing a sensor for measuring ingested salt. For such [MORE]
A Blood Test for Chronic Pain
Blood Test for Chronic Pain
As with theatrical productions, this may require a willing suspension of disbelief. Scientists at the University [MORE]
3-D Soft Gel that Flexes like Human Tissue
Human-Like 3D Printed Smart Gel Walks Underwater
Living tissue is watery and soft, which is why engineers at Rutgers University believe [MORE]
Repurposing Arthritis Drug for Graft-vs-Host-Disease
Aphersis for Stem Cell Transplantation
MAIN intentionally ignores drug development, which is a huge field in itself. But cell technology is [MORE]