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Rutgers’s Phlebotomy Robot also Does Testing
Rutgers Venipuncture robot
Over the past year, Rutgers University engineers have put together three existing technologies to automate phlebotomy and blood [MORE]
Kidney Organoids More than Stem Cells
Kidney Organoids with rogue cells
It was a surprising finding that 10-20% of cells in kidney organoids actually were cells of [MORE]
Hydrogel in Regenerative Medicine
Hydrogel for tissue regeneration
Materials scientists in Switzerland have engineered a new hydrogel that is highly adhesive to bones and can [MORE]
The Electronic Body
IMPRESS microchip
Heart pacemakers evolved from a cart-platform the patient pushed around, to a wearable necklace, and, in 1958 to a [MORE]
Insole that Supplies Oxygen to Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Purdue insoles for diabetics
Diabetic foot ulcers are slow to heal if they don’t get worse. Oxygen helps the healing process, [MORE]
Gene Editing for Kidney Disease
Cell anatomy with cilia
Joubert syndrome is a rare genetic neurological disorder that is more frequent in Ashkenazi, French Canadian and [MORE]
Engineered Spinal Discs
Spinal column
In experiments with rats and goats, bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania created an artificial spinal disc and implanted [MORE]
New Stem Cell Scaffold for CNS Tissue Transplants
Inorganic nanoscaffold for stem cell therapy
Rutgers’s engineers have created a biodegradable, inorganic hybrid (BHI) scaffold that can deliver stem cells, [MORE]
Ovulation Test on a Smartphone
Saliva testing for ovulation ferning
Who knew? “Salivary ferning refers to the unique appearance of dried saliva from a woman who [MORE]
“Smart lens” not so Smart after All
Google smart contact lens
You’ll remember the picture, at least, of a glucose sensor-embedded contact lens that Verily (i.e. Google Life [MORE]
AI Better at Diagnosing Skin Cancers than Pathologists?
Malignant melanoma
Dermatologists at Heidelberg University designed an artificial intelligence scan of biopsy slides to test for accuracy between human pathologists [MORE]
Detecting and Preventing Seizures with a Wireless Brain Pacemaker
Autonomous closed loop neurostimulator
“UC Berkeley researchers have developed a wireless, autonomous, closed-loop neurostimulator that sits outside the head, monitoring electrical [MORE]
A Blood Vessels Chip
Chip with blood vessels
This piece lacks the essential “nutrient” details in growing blood capillaries in a biochip, but it does [MORE]
Ultrasound and Laser Light in Early Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer
Photoacoustic ultrasound for ovarian cancer detection
Late stage ovarian cancer has a high mortality rate; so, early detection is the key [MORE]