Predicting Tomorrow’s Medical Advances
Science and innovation
For several years this newsletter has accepted short editorials (250 words or less) on subjects related to medical [MORE]
Keeping Transplantable Livers Alive for a Week
Liver perfusion machine
Transplantable livers are now kept alive for 24 hours while on ice. But a new machine from engineers [MORE]
Making Organoids More Complex
Organoid models
Creating functional organoids from iPSCs is a step toward growing full sized functional transplantable organs. But thus far, organoids [MORE]
Silkworm Proteins for Bioprinting Organs
Wild silkworm species Antheraea assamensis
Collagen is a common ingredient in inks for bioprinting, but in India scientists have shown the possibility [MORE]
The Regenerated Heart
Cardiomyocytes Undergoing Mitosis With Complete Cytokinesis
Toward natural heart regeneration, Van Andel Institute scientists assert: “Markers of cell cycle progression based [MORE]
A Magnetic Fluid that Staunches Blood Loss
Injectable magnetic fluid to stop blood loss
To temporarily (30 minutes) stop hemorrhage in an emergency situation, MIT researchers have developed [MORE]
Natural Cartilage Regeneration
microRNA and Cartilage regeneration
According to Duke University medical researchers, natural cartilage regeneration occurs in humans depending on the distance of [MORE]
“Super Grafts” for Treating Type 1 Diabetes
Insulin-producing organoids
This piece describes how researchers at the University of Geneva have created transplantable pancreatic grafts for treating Type 1 [MORE]
Single Dose Gene Therapy for Cocaine Addiction
Single dose gene therapy for cocaine addiction
In an article titled “Systemic Safety of a Recombinant AAV8 Vector for Human Cocaine [MORE]
Need to Automate Mass Spectrometry for Clinical Use
Mass Spectrometry Quantitative Proteomic Workflows
Mass spectroscopy is a technology for determining, among other things, the size and weight of protein [MORE]
23andMe Licensed an Antibody for IBD Based on Its Ancestry Database
Developing drugs from antibodies
“23andMe Inc., the Silicon Valley firm known for its ancestry DNA tests, has licensed an antibody it [MORE]
An AI-Enabled Stethoscope
DUO digital stethoscope
Stethoscope maker, Eko Devices (Berkeley, CA) is testing its DUO digital instrument that detects asymptomatic low ejection heartbeat. [MORE]
A Bone Bandage
Bandage-for-bone
After a bone fracture, the naturally occurring purine nucleoside adenosine floods the injury site, but it does not necessarily remain [MORE]
Femtosecond Speed for 3 D Printing
Two-photon lithography technology
3D printing is a relatively slow miracle; so engineers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the [MORE]
Monitoring Glucose with a Saliva Biosensor
Glucose sensor tests saliva
After Polynesians, Arab peoples have the world’s highest incidence of diabetes, and for that reason it’s no [MORE]
Increased Hydrogel Versatility for Gene Editing
Sequence-directed gel degradation
MIT bioengineers have “created a system for making DNA-containing gels that are capable of responding to nearly any [MORE]
Gene Therapy for Delayed Aging
George M. Church
Scientists at Rejuvenate Bio (San Diego, CA), including Harvard biologist and company founder George Church, have done experiments [MORE]
Printing Vascularized Skin
Bioprinting vascularized skin
3D printing of vascularized skin is now possible, according to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. They “show that [MORE]
Healthcare’s Innovation Frontier
Virtual reality for rehab
Time magazine has a list of twelve healthcare innovations that will have impact this year: drone delivered [MORE]
Developing AI for Cancer Care
Machine learning
Under a four-year National Cancer Institute grant, computer scientists at Dartmouth’s Norris Cancer Center aim “to develop machine learning [MORE]
You Tube Video on Digital Surgery
Operating room of the future
What is digital surgery, and how might it be used? No one knew the answer to [MORE]
Scripps Florida Acquires Pfizer’s Microbial Sample Library
Ben Shen microbial collection assembled by Pfizer
For nearly a century, the pharmaceutical company collected microorganisms of potential drug value. Now [MORE]
Are Brain Organoids Accurate Models?
Human brain organoid
“. . . [A] stem cell biologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and his team demonstrate [MORE]
Blood Pressure Monitoring Ear Buds
Valencell ear bud blood pressure measurement
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas two months ago, biometric device maker Valencell [MORE]
Whole Genome Sequencing for $599
myGenome testing
In case you missed it, the company Harvard geneticist George Church founded, Veritas Genetics (Danvers, MA) has lowered the [MORE]