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Wound Dressings of “Cell Sheets”
Tailored cell sheet engineering
For surgeries in spatially complex sites such as the middle ear and small intestine, tissue engineers at [MORE]
First FDA Approved Artificial Meniscus
NUsurface Meniscus Implant
The NUsurface artificial meniscus (from Active Implants, Memphis, TN) is the first implant of its kind that is [MORE]
Injectable Hydrogel to Repair Heart Damage
Cardiac tissue repair with injected gel
“Ventrix, a spin-off company of the University of California San Diego, has developed a special [MORE]
AAV Production Accelerator for Gene Therapy
Adeno-associated virus serotype
Adeno-associated viral vectors are a workhorse for gene transfer protocols. Getting enough AAV for gene therapy however has [MORE]
Stem Cells for Stroke Recovery
Bone marrow transplant
This is the “significance statement” about infusing autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells in 25 patients who suffered ischemic [MORE]
Light, Hydrogel and OsciBots
Light-pushed robot
Here’s an update on “Fantastic Voyage.” “Engineers at University of Los Angles have come up with a tiny new [MORE]
Hair Protein Identification
Forensic ID with a strand of hair
There is no DNA in hair, apart from the hair follicle. So, the widely [MORE]
Laser Heated Blood Incubator
Monash Researchers developed laser blood testing pre-transfusion
Blood typing has become so much more complex (346 different types) that pretesting for [MORE]
Senolytics in Kidney Disease
Senescent fibroblast
“In a small safety and feasibility clinical trial, Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated for the first time that senescent [MORE]
MRI Imaging of the Aging Brain’s Molecular Content
Aging brain has molecular changes
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have shown a process for profiling molecular changes in [MORE]
E-nose Assess Immunotherapy Prognosis
Analysis of exhaled breath
Oncologists at the Netherlands Cancer Institute “hypothesized that molecular profiling of exhaled air may capture the inflammatory [MORE]
CTC Blood Test for Prostate Cancer
Blood testing for CTCs
The prostate specific antigen test that is widely used to detect prostate cancer is famously inaccurate. For [MORE]
Protective Membrane for Implanted Cardiac Devices
Cardiac pacemaker
Implanted cardiac devices eventually accumulate a buildup of scar tissue which is a problem when the devices have to [MORE]
Programming DNA-Based Biomolecules to Target Cancer Cell Membranes
Cell membrane proteins to identify cancer cells
“A new cancer-detecting tool [developed at Duke University] uses tiny circuits made of DNA [MORE]