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Future of Biomedical Engineering

Grand challenges at the interface of cngineering and medicine
“. . . five grand challenges with cross-cutting themes and provided a [MORE]

How DNA Repair Works

Magnetic tweezers reveal NIHCOLE DNA repair mechanism
“To observe the DNA repair process, the researchers [at the University of Pittsburgh] developed [MORE]

Superresolution Imaging of Malignant Growth

Chromatin in cancer pathogenesis
“Stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) is a powerful superresolution imaging technique to visualize nanoscale molecular organization down [MORE]

Animal Studies Show Functioning Liver Cells Can Be Grown in Lymph Nodes

Hepatocytes injected into lymph nodes
Regenerative medicine researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute have grown functional liver organoids in [MORE]

Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

Peripheral nerve regeneration
“University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers have created a biodegradable nerve guide — a polymer tube — [MORE]

Bayesian Modeling of Wound Healing, Embryo Development, et al

Time lapse sequence with model prediction (red line) and spreading tissue
The “MechMorpho Lab” at the University of Pittsburgh has been [MORE]

Phage Therapy

Genetically engineered phage therapy
A teenage girl developed an antibiotic-resistant infection following a lung transplant to treat cystic fibrosis.  Her prospects [MORE]

New Artificial Lung

Artificial Lung
The heart lung machine Dr. John H. Gibbon Jr. invented and first used on a surgery patient in May [MORE]

Prosthetics that Feel via Brain-Computer Interface

Brain Computer Interface
You will remember, four years ago, when a Brown University start up, “BrainGate,” showed that its brain-computer interface [MORE]

Implantable Bioscaffolds for Muscle Regeneration

Healing Muscle Injury
Regenerative medicine research physicians have successfully implanted bioscaffolds (i.e. extracellular matrix derived from pig bladder tissue) in 13 [MORE]

Blood Glucose Breathalyzer

Glucose Breathalyzer
Using nano-thin films that react to acetone, engineers at Western New England University have built a device that [MORE]

Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Neck Tumors

Former President Ulysses Grant died in July 1885 from a squamous cell carcinoma at the base of his tongue.  [MORE]

Breathalyzer for Diabetes

Hybrid Material
Two weeks ago, Tagline included a piece about a tin dioxide nanofiber, with a catalytic platinum coating, that [MORE]

“Social Mixing and Respiratory Transmission in Schools”

Mote
Annual influenza visitations involve two factors: the strain of the virus, and the traffic pattern in which it moves. [MORE]