POSTS TAGGED AS biomedicine

Exome Sequencing, “The Executive Summary”

For cost reasons, exome sequencing—i.e. sequencing the protein coding sections of the genome—may precede whole genome sequencing in clinical [MORE]

Non-Inherited Genetics of Bipolar Disorder

Copy number variations in DNA sequences can arise de novo and result in non-inherited forms of psychiatric illness such [MORE]

Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

Since 1929, the Jackson Laboratory on Mt. Desert Island, ME has been breeding strains of mice—now more [MORE]

Advanced Microfluidics

In developing inkjet printers during the 1980’s scientists observed how differently fluids behave at the micro level than at [MORE]

Complete Genomics’ Sequencing Service

While a year ago, the FDA put a hold on companies selling genomic kits directly to consumers, researchers are [MORE]

DNA “Origami”

DNA’s ability to fold tightly probably explains why it survived in the primordial soup that covered the Earth before life.  [MORE]

Mayo Begins Large Scale Sequencing

DNA sequencing is a necessary, but not entirely sufficient step, toward personalized medicine.  Providers have to figure out how to [MORE]

3-D Printing for Muscle Tissue

A San Diego company, Organovo, is using a modified form of 3-D printing to create human tissues—so far, heart [MORE]

New Blood Types

How many blood types exist?  There’s the ABO group, and Rhesus +/-; then, Duffy, Kidd, Diego and Lutheran, and [MORE]

Music Powered Implantable Medical Sensor

Who knew that, someday, rap music might power implantable medical sensors?  Researchers at Purdue apparently thought so and have [MORE]

Medical Breakthroughs on the Horizon

From a survey of experts, the Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry newsletter identified several coming breakthrough technologies in health [MORE]

Informative Perspective on the Artificial Pancreas

With more than 20 companies-including Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Mayo Clinic, and Insulet-having investigational device exemptions from the FDA, [MORE]

Cloud-Based Remote Monitoring

While every teenager seems to hanker for the latest smart phone, millions of elders just want a simple phone-the [MORE]

Smart Nanotherapeutics

In 2009, Swiss entrepreneur Hansjorg Wyss gave Harvard University its single largest monetary gift ever–$125m-to create the Wyss Institute [MORE]

Energy Metabolism and Age-Related Degeneration

Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in many serious diseases from diabetes and deafness at an early age, to multiple [MORE]

Biochemistry of Exercise

Everyone knows that a good diet and exercise promotes health and wellness, but the biochemistry involved remains vague.  Researchers [MORE]

“Edible” Microchips for Distance Monitoring

It is unclear whether Proteus Biomedical’s (Redwood City, CA) “Helius smart pill” has gone on sale in the US, [MORE]

Cuffless BP Meter

Tarilian Laser Technologies (Welwyn Garden City, Herts, UK) has developed a cuffless blood pressure monitor that can take a [MORE]

Exome Sequencing for Hypertension

With low-cost clinical genomic sequencing coming sooner than most medical experts expected, the question still is how useful will [MORE]

Nanoparticle Hemostatic Coating

MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology has created a nanoscale biological coating that, when applied to surgical sponges, can quickly [MORE]