Microbiome Diversity and Tumor Metastasis
Human microbiome
Cancer researchers at the University of Virginia have made an interesting observation that links microbe diversity in intestines to [MORE]
Automating Decision Making
AI to identify vocal cord nodules
“A new MIT-developed model automates a critical step in using AI for medical decision making, [MORE]
A Hydrogel Bandage
Harvard hydrogel bandage
Harvard bioengineers report this: “The idea is to create a hydrogel that can cover a wound, help stop [MORE]
Diagnosing Influenza on a Smartphone
Diagnosing influenza via a smart phone
Engineers at the University of Tokyo have designed a battery powered device which can array [MORE]
Getting Oxygen into Regenerated Tissues
Oxygen measurement in tissues
Tissue regeneration has accelerated from using hydrogels, but a next step is to see and be sure [MORE]
Computational Modeling for Cancer Treatments
Immune tumor interaction
A collaboration between the Argonne National Laboratory and three university partners proposes that computational modeling of the immune [MORE]
Transforming Operating Rooms
OR of the future
Operating rooms are the heart of any hospital. Johns Hopkins Hospital has 33 ORs; Mayo Clinic, 87 [MORE]
Correcting Ventricular Arrhythmias with Carbon Nanotube Circuits
Using carbon nanofibers for heart elecrtical circuits
In researching possible treatments for ventricular arrhythmias, engineers at the Texas Heart Institute (Houston, [MORE]
A Liquid Biopsy Chip with 100% Sensitivity
Panchapakesan Lab on a Chip captures CTCs
“Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a chip made of carbon nanotubes [MORE]
AI in Predicting Kidney Disease
Kidney disease
“. . . Alphabet’s artificial intelligence lab DeepMind showed progress toward that kind of disease prediction, starting with a [MORE]
Hydrogels with Flexible Electronics
Hydrogels with flexible electronics
“Hydrogel” entered the biomedical lexicon 125 years ago, and its variations now include uses for wound healing, [MORE]
“Dr. Alexa,” HIPAA, and Telemed
Amazon partners with Healthcare companies
“Alexa,” Amazon’s digital assistant, is now turning from ephemeral information services to medical surveillance and diagnostics. [MORE]
Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Aging
Stimulating the Vagus nerve
“Running from the abdomen up to the brain, it is perhaps not a surprise that the vagus [MORE]
Perspective on Wearables
Verily watch
“From the patient’s perspective, wearables already give their users a sense of data ownership, even at the basic level [MORE]
Blood Biomarkers for Pain
Pain assessment
“Please tell me, on this chart, your pain level from 1 to 10 cartoon faces.” Hippocrates could have done [MORE]
Robotic Contact Lens
Contact lens
Muscles that control eye movement have an electrical output—or more precisely, an electro-oculographic signal. With that in mind, engineers [MORE]
Keeping Tissue Alive in the Lab
Heart slices in biomimetic culture system
Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed a culture system that can keep slices [MORE]
Osmotic Pill Samples the Microbiome
Capsule assesses microbiome
Increasingly, the role of the microbiome is found to be implicated in many biological processes outside of the [MORE]
Algorithm for Diagnosing Lung Biopsies
Chest-CT-Segmentation
An Israeli company, RSIP Vision (Jerusalem), uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to examine CT images (et al) looking for [MORE]
Social Determinants of Health
Social support promotes health
Epidemiologists struggle to measure the “social determinants of health,” but the simple truth is that American society [MORE]
e-Tattoo Heart Monitor
eTattoo heart monitor
Heart beat monitors have come to this: an electronic, stick on, “tattoo.” Engineers at the University of Texas-Austin [MORE]
Wearable Vocal Cords
Wearable artificial graphene throat WAGT
The publication title alone is an eye-catcher: “A Wearable Skinlike Ultra-Sensitive Artificial Graphene Throat.” Engineers at [MORE]
Urine Test for Bladder Cancer
Continuous culture
From a collaboration between cancer researchers at Georgetown University and Fudan University, this piece explains how a “conditional reprogramming” [MORE]
Key Cell to Liver Regeneration
Liver regeneration
Researchers at King’s College London report: “. . . the existence of a hepatobiliary hybrid progenitor (HHyP) population in [MORE]
CRISPR on a Chip
Digital DNA detection
First, affix a piece of graphene to a pyrene substrate. Then, load Cas9 and guide RNA molecules onto [MORE]