Future of Biomedical Engineering
Grand challenges at the interface of cngineering and medicine
“. . . five grand challenges with cross-cutting themes and provided a [MORE]
Research Opportunity: Microplastics in Human Tissues
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
“Microplastics [according to a new study from the University of New Mexico] [MORE]
Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatograph
Bioinert, biocompatible UHPLC offers superior reliability
“In quantitative analysis of biomolecules, adsorption of the target compound to a metal surface can [MORE]
“The Lawnmower,” a Molecular Engine
First synthetic protein motor creates its own fuel as it ‘mows
Researchers at Simon Fraser University and Lund University researchers “have [MORE]
Polygenic Risk Scores for 10 Diseases
Polygenic risk scores for 10 diseases
“From an initial list of 23 conditions, ten were selected for implementation based on PRS [MORE]
Change in AD Biomarkers over Time
Trajectory of Alzheimer’s biomarkers tracked in major study
“Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease are present early, and their levels evolve over time, [MORE]
Melting Curve Analysis of Bacterial Pathogens in Blood
Bloodborne pathogens quickly ID’d by melting their DNA
“[Researchers] from the University of California San Diego have . . . . [MORE]
Detecting Breast Cancer in Saliva
High sensitivity saliva-based biosensor in detection of breast cancer biomarkers- HER2 and CA15-3
“In this study [from chemical engineers at the [MORE]
Neural Prosthetic that Recalls Specific Memories
Developing a hippocampal neural prosthetic to facilitate human memory encoding and recall of stimulus features and categories
“Here, we [at Wake [MORE]
Microscopy: Decrowding Expansion Pathology
New microscopy technology to analyze brain cancer tissue: light blue and yellow are different proteins associated with tumors; pink is [MORE]
Growing Replacement Cartilage
Replacement cartilage can grow in any shape with 3D-printed “spheroids
“For the new study, the TU Wien [Technical University, Vienna] team [MORE]
Emotion Recognition Technology
Introduction to emotion recognition technolog
“Emotion recognition technology is on the frontier of human-machine interaction, promising a future where our devices [MORE]
Wearable Ultrasound Device Measures Stiffness in Transplanted Organs
This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs
“In this study, we [at MIT} introduce wearable bioadhesive ultrasound elastography [MORE]
3D Ice Printing of Tissues with Blood Vessels
Ice-based 3D printing paves the way for engineering lifelike blood vessels
“[Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University] show “the possibility of using [MORE]
Heart Organoids in Pregestational Diabetes-Congenital Heart Defects
ER stress and lipid imbalance drive diabetic embryonic cardiomyopathy in an organoid model of human heart development
“Using an advanced human [MORE]
Spiral Diopter Lens, a Breakthrough in Optics
Spiral diopter- freeform lenses with enhanced multifocal behavior
“Here, we [nanoengineers at the University of Bordeaux] introduce a lens type based [MORE]
Extracellular Vesicles in Diagnosing Gene Expressions in Brains
Blood extracellular vesicles carrying brain-specific mRNAs are potential biomarkers for detecting gene expression changes in the female brain
“We [at Johns [MORE]
Microfluidics Device Detects 32 Different Pathogens
Microfluidics device detects 32 Different pathogens
“We [at Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research in Dresden, Germany] present a portable multiplexed biosensor [MORE]
Detecting Amyloid in the Brain
A coumarin-based array for the discrimination of amyloids
“Here, we [researchers at the University of Sydney and Monash University] report the [MORE]
New Discovery in the Microbiome
Viroid-like colonists of human microbiomes
“Here, we [researchers at Stanford and collaborating labs] describe the “Obelisks,” a previously unrecognised class of [MORE]
3D Printed Functional Human Brain Tissue
3D bioprinting of human neural tissues with functional connectivity
“We [at the University of Wisconsin–Madison] developed a 3D bioprinting platform to [MORE]
XX Chromosome Link to Autoimmune Diseases
Xist ribonucleoproteins promote female sex-biased autoimmunity
From Stanford University researchers: “Xist long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) is expressed only in females to [MORE]
Functioning Bladder from Baboon Bone Marrow Cells
Functional bladder tissue regenerated using bone marrow cells
“Scientists from Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie [MORE]
Automated Single-Cell Multiomics
BD, Hamilton collaborate to standardize single-cell multiomics experiments using robotics
“BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical [MORE]
New Material Stops Bleeding in People Taking Blood Thinners
Bioengineered material developed to rapidly stop bleeding in patients on blood thinners
“To improve strategies for reducing blood loss, a team [MORE]