Improved Algorithm for Diagnosing Brain Disorders
Period-based Artifact Reconstruction and Removal Method (PARRM)
“[Researchers at Brown University] develop a method, termed Period-based Artifact Reconstruction and Removal Method [MORE]
Directing Yamanaka Factors in Muscle Regeneration
Yamanaka factors and muscle regeneration
“In muscle regeneration, Yamanaka factors seem to act on muscle stem cells called satellite cells. These [MORE]
The Human Salivary Proteome Wiki
diagram shows the interconnectedness of the thousands of salivary proteins
“A new digital platform, developed by researchers at the University at [MORE]
Safer Viral Vectors
George Church launches gene therapy startup to design safer viral vectors
A bioengineering team at Harvard “has developed a way to [MORE]
Skin Patch Device Monitors Blood Pressure and Biomarkers
Patch tracks multiple biochemicals
In a first of its kind monitoring device, University of California at San Diego engineers have made [MORE]
Movement-Tracking Threads
Head motion classification using thread-based sensor
“Human machine interfaces that can track head motion will result in advances in physical rehabilitation, [MORE]
Photoblueing of Organic Dyes Can Cause Artifacts in Super-Resolution Microscopy
How photoblueing disturbs microscopy
In super resolution fluorescence microscopy, the laser that excites organic molecules, like Cy5 dye, can have two [MORE]
Nucleic Acid Vaccines
The race for RNA vaccines
Over the past year, reports about the COVID-19 vaccines have, with good reason, dominated the medical [MORE]
Controlling Cellular Organization in 3D Printing
Controlling cellular organization in bioprinting
Bioengineers at the University of Connecticut (and collaborators) present “a rapid, simple, and cost-effective approach is [MORE]
Renal Denervation via Ultrasound to Lower Blood Pressure
Dr. Ajay J. Kirtane uses ultrasound for medication resistant hypertension
“Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney produced [MORE]
AI Outperforms Doctors in Predicting Heart Conditions
Echocardiogram
“In a human versus AI study, researchers found that the technology was much more effective at predicting which coronavirus patients [MORE]
An Engineered Bacterium for Diagnosing a Human Disease
Engineered organism could diagnose Crohn’s disease flareups
“In an important step toward the clinical application of synthetic biology, Rice University researchers [MORE]
Self-Organizing Cardioids
Cardioids
“With the notable exception of the human heart, lineage-specific self-organizing organoids have been reported for all major organs. Here, we [MORE]
Electrochemical Device for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2
One second COVID test
“Researchers at the University of Florida and the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan have developed a [MORE]
Mayo Clinic’s AI Analysis of EKG Gives Early Warning
Mayo Clinic and A use AI to diagnose
“In the study, more than 22,600 patients received an EKG as part of [MORE]
Modeling CLL by 3D Bioprinting
3D-Bioprinting for culture model for CLL cells.
Italian oncologists report “we exploited for the first time three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting to advance [MORE]
Implantable Motes
3D motes for real-time wireless temperature sensing
A mote is a tiny piece of a substance, as with a mote of [MORE]
Filling Brain Aneurysms with Light Sensitive Hydrogel
Light-Responsive Hydrogel to Fill Cerebral Aneurysms
South Korean scientists have found a way to stabilize brain aneurysms with a light activated [MORE]
Portable Bioluminescence for Imaging
Portable BLI for imaging
From the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology: “we report the development of a “portable bioluminescent” (PBL) technology [MORE]
Functional Interferometric Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy
Functional interferometric diffusing wave spectroscopy
To image cerebral blood flow, University of California-Davis scientists “describe functional interferometric diffusing wave spectroscopy (fiDWS), [MORE]
“Digital Einstein:” Is This Your Everyday Doctor?
Digital Einstein
This piece isn’t about telemedicine or telehealth, but illustrates how everyday health and medicine questions might be answered. It’s [MORE]
Small Molecule Cocktail to Protect Stem Cells
Small-Molecule Cocktail Protects Stem Cells From Stress
“Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have devised a four-part small-molecule cocktail that [MORE]
Soft and Sweet Brain Implants
Sugar needle brain implant
“A softer implant would help to reduce tissue irritation, but poses challenges in terms of manufacturing and [MORE]
Possible Bone Graft Substitute
Biomimetic microchannel scaffold for possible bone graft
“The present study [from engineers at South Korea’s Sungkyunkwan University] describes the successful preparation [MORE]
Transcranial Ultrasound Is Neuron Type Selective
Transcranial focused ultrasound neuromodulation
Biomedical engineers at Carnegie Mellon University report “that excitatory and inhibitory neurons are intrinsically different in response [MORE]