Biobots from Somatic Cells
Motile living biobots self-construct from adult human somatic progenitor seed cells
From Tufts University and the Wyss Institute: “Here anthrobots are [MORE]
Google’s AI Deepmind Identifies Thousands of New Materials
Deepmind AI tool catapults materials science 800 years into the future
“Prepare for a radical acceleration in technological development. A Google [MORE]
World’s Largest Genome Database
“Ground-Breaking” release of world’s largest whole genome resource – UK Biobank
“Entire genome sequences for nearly half a million people have [MORE]
Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
Adipo-glial signaling mediates metabolic adaptation in peripheral nerve regeneration
“We [at the University of Leipzig] here report that nerve injury induces [MORE]
Biodegradable Patch to Repair Infants’ Hearts
Biodegradable patch developed to fix congenital heart defects in infants
“[R]esearchers at the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus have [MORE]
High Speed Blood Test for Liquid Cancers
Roswell Park introduces new PanHeme blood cancer test
“US-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has introduced the new advanced, high-speed blood [MORE]
Extracellular Vesicles for CRISPR Delivery
A conceptual depiction of the GEMINI technology for assembling custom gene delivery vehicles
“The first study to successfully use extracellular vesicles [MORE]
Prenatal Exome Screening from the Mother’s Blood
Researchers develop new method for prenatal genetic testing
“A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital [MORE]
Global Wellness Market Grows to $5.6 Trillion
Dimensions of Wellness
“Global wellness drew $5.6 trillion in revenue in 2022 and is poised to generate $8.5 trillion by 2027, [MORE]
A Bacterial Cause of Itch
New clues into the head-scratching mystery of itch
“Scientists at Harvard Medical School have shown for the first time that a [MORE]
Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Heart Transplantation
Harvesting donor organs
“Typically, donor hearts come from a small pool of donors who are declared brain dead but remain on [MORE]
Radiomics
How artificial intelligence is driving changes in Radiology
“With the advent of AI came the emergence of radiomics, where digital images [MORE]
Some Issues with “Personalized Medicine”
Personalized medicine – the pros, cons and concerns
“Legally, a physician is negligent when they fail to follow generally accepted practice. [MORE]
Injectable Hydrogel Sustains T2 Diabetes Drug Release
Biomimetic hydrogel depot technology for sustained delivery of GLP-1 receptor agonists
“Herein, we [at Stanford University] leverage an injectable hydrogel depot [MORE]
Antibacterial Titanium Implants
A sample of the antibacterial titanium alloy (center) is tested for fatigue resistance
“Developed by scientists at Washington State University, it [MORE]
Biomarkers for Diagnosing Crohn’s Disease
GA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Role of Biomarkers for the Management of Crohn’s Disease
“In the CALM (Effect of Tight [MORE]
Ingestible Vital Signs Monitoring Capsule
First-in-human trial of an ingestible vitals-monitoring pill
“In this work, we [engineers at MIT and West Virginia University] report on the [MORE]
Trapping Nano-Sized Proteins
Trapping nano-sized proteins
“Here we [engineers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden] present a platform for long-term tether-free (solution phase) [MORE]
A New Generation of Brain-Inspired Spiking Neural Networks
Training spiking neural networks using lessons from deep learning
“This article [from an international collaboration of computer scientists and electrical engineers] [MORE]
Vitamin B12 in Tissue Regeneration
Vitamin B12- a key player in cellular reprogramming and tissue regeneration
“Transient reprogramming by the expression of OCT4, SOX2, KLF4 and [MORE]
Lab Grown Small Blood Vessels Can Mimic Stroke, et al
Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia
“Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) [MORE]
Toll-like receptor 7’s role in COPD
TLR7
“Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney have led a study into the mechanisms underlying the [MORE]
Monitoring Circadian Disturbances and Frailty Risk in Older Adults
Circadian rhythm and frailty
“We [at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA] investigated prospective associations of circadian disturbances with incident frailty [MORE]
Actuated Systems Mimic Human Structures in Robots
Vision-controlled jetting for composite systems and robots
“We [at ETH Zurich] propose an inkjet deposition process called vision-controlled jetting that can [MORE]
3D Printed Hair Follicles in Skin
Incorporation of hair follicles in 3D bioprinted models of human skin
“Here, we [at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute] report on the use [MORE]