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Biomarkers of Organ Rejection

Kidney Transplantation
Possibly the best Christmas present ever was when Ronald Herrick donated a kidney to his brother, Richard, on Dec. [MORE]

Antimicrobial PICC Line Cover

With many wearable medically-related devices, it’s no wonder that a clever entrepreneur has coined
PICC Line Cover by Care + Wear
the [MORE]

Polarized Nuclear Imaging Combines MRI and Gamma Ray

Xenon Imaging
In medicine, xenon has largely been known as a general anesthetic, but two University of Virginia physicists are exploring [MORE]

Ultrasound Treatment of Tremors

Focused Ultrasound UVA
The FDA has approved the first focused ultrasound device for treating tremors in patients who do not respond [MORE]

Guiding Epidural Needles

Epidural Placement Guide
The epidural space of the spine exists between the vertebrae and dura, beneath which is the arachnoid space [MORE]

The Link between Immunity and the Brain

Old and New Lymphatic System Map
Why do plaques and tangles build up in the brains of Alzheimer’s sufferers? Could it [MORE]

How the Brain and Immune System Connect

Old and New Lymphatic System Map
The central nervous system does not present lymphatic vessels, or so neuroanatomists have thought at [MORE]

Artificial Pancreas System

Artificial Pancreas
People with Type 1 diabetes are especially vulnerable at night, when their glucose level can fall precipitously and cause [MORE]

Ultra-Low Powered Wireless Sensor

PsiKick Chip
A crucial limitation on the thousands of devices conceived to make up the “internet of things” is their power [MORE]

An Ultimate “Transformer:” Smart Phone to Artificial Pancreas

Smart Phone / Artificial Pancreas
Leaving at least one patient in an experimental trial feeling like a “Super Hero,” a [MORE]

Listening for Vital Signs

Scanadu Scout
The “tricorder” quest has given rise to many innovations still in progress, with more than a few focusing [MORE]

Early Detection of Atherosclerosis

Biophysicists at the University of Virginia have identified a gene expression profile for diagnosing the risk an individual has [MORE]

Informative Perspective on the Artificial Pancreas

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

Careers in Biomedical Engineering

New knowledge has long provided economic liberation, and despite so much business uncertainty today, a convergence of biological and [MORE]