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Regenerating Heartbeat from Stem Cells
Cardiomyocyte
Cardiomyocytes are the heart muscle cells that cause other heart cells to contract and release, thus establishing heartbeat. But when [MORE]
GI Camera Pill with its Own Light Source
Fluorescent Video Pill
Camera pills have been around for a few years, but they require an external light source to produce [MORE]
Gene Sequencing through a Graphene Nanopore
DNA Sequencing through a Graphene Pore
Twenty years ago, the National Institute of Science and Technology originated the technology of passing [MORE]
Nanoparticles for Bone Regeneration
MicoRNAs
Oral surgery sometimes requires implantation of foreign material (e.g. cow bone) to rebuild a jaw. Dentistry researchers at the University [MORE]
Kaiser Permanente’s Proposed Medical School
Medical Education
Kaiser-Permanente (Kaiser is the insurer; Permanente is the medical practice group) has ten million subscribers and has been a [MORE]
Wearable Blood Flow Monitor
Blood Flow Monitor
Electrical engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have designed a prototype blood flow sensor as a wearable [MORE]
Liquid Crystalline Hydrogel Mimics Tissue
Crystalline Hydrogel
Hydrogels and liquid crystals each have unusual and desirable qualities, but when combined they create a material that mimics [MORE]