Human Stomach Tissue Regenerated from Stem Cells
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital have grown tiny gastric organoids (one tenth of an inch in diameter) from human pluripotent [MORE]
Expanded Telemed Coverage Under CMS
Beginning this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will support telemedicine coverage for remote chronic care management, annual wellness [MORE]
Movement Sensor Required to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
Bedsores most commonly present in hospitalized patients who are not moved sufficiently to relieve pressure on blood vessels near the [MORE]
Artificial Retinas
In the retina, light stimulates receptor cells that chemically and electrically transmit that stimulation to the optic nerve. Many vision [MORE]
Gel that Staunches Hemorrhage
This may be “the Band Aid of the future.” Vetigel is a plant based polymer that mimics the body’s extracellular [MORE]
Artificial DNA Used to Make Enzymes
Here’s an interesting thought: “Life’s ‘choice’ of RNA and DNA may just be an accident of prehistoric chemistry.” That’s the [MORE]
You’re a “Knockout!”
In 2007, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three scientists (Oliver Smithies, Martin Evans, and Mario Capecchi) [MORE]
Injectable, Wireless Pain Modulation Device
For decades, neurologist have been able to implant wired devices that pulse electrical stimulation to a site of chronic pain. [MORE]
Order Now: “exVive” 3-D Printed Human Livers
Organovo (San Diego, CA) recently announced that it is now taking orders for 3-D printed human liver tissue which can [MORE]
Building a Better Electronic Tongue
You’ll have to go to the American Chemical Society publication Applied Materials & Interfaces to get the details on how [MORE]
Smarter Infusion Pumps
Instead of a caduceus, an infusion pump might be a better image of modern medicine. They are both ubiquitous and [MORE]
Advance in Gene Editing
From the beginning of gene therapy, the chief limiting issue was the means for delivering a therapeutic gene. Since the [MORE]
Microradios
A radio that receives, processes and transmits a signal while costing only pennies, would be a good thing. Such a [MORE]
Listening to Arthritis
Any sufferer of arthritis might be right in thinking their joints are “screaming.” Indeed, an arthritic knee makes a variety [MORE]
A Blood Test for Glioblastoma
Using peptide arrays, HealthTell (San Ramon, CA) is testing their product which supposedly offers early, accurate and noninvasive diagnosis of [MORE]
Ultrasound on a Chip Imaging
This piece is about a work in progress, but it begins with a sensational idea: a small, inexpensive ultrasound device [MORE]
Wireless Implants for Antibiotic Delivery
Researchers at Tufts University and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana have developed an implantable device, made of magnesium, for [MORE]
Rare Earth Nanoparticles for Imaging
A crucial question in cancer diagnosis is whether or not a malignancy has spread. Early metastases can be hard to [MORE]
Rite Aid’s Medical Kiosks
Telemedicine kiosks offer effective, efficient and equitable means for resolving most of the non-life-threatening medical conditions people commonly face. Yet, [MORE]
Panoramic Endoscopy
Imagine using a plastic straw, inserted through a keyhole, to see what’s behind a closed door. This is similar to [MORE]
New Stem Cell Culturing Technology
Proliferation and differentiation are the two processes stem cells must show to have therapeutic value in, say, neuron regeneration for [MORE]
Culturing Neurons on Patterned Nanofibers in 3D Hydrogels
Neuron regeneration has enormous potential for people suffering from all kinds of central nervous system traumas and degenerative diseases. This [MORE]
Wearable Monitor that Adds Core Temperature Sensor
Seemingly, a new wearable monitor for tracking one measure or another appears every week. The “EQ02 Life Monitor” from Equivital [MORE]
Growing Human Tendons in the Lab
Add tendons to the increasing list of human tissue that now have been grown outside the body. The Australian company, [MORE]
Synthetic Collagen Fibers for Tissue Scaffolds
Before artificial organs can become a reality, bioengineers have to develop superior scaffolds that will hold the stem-cell derived tissue [MORE]