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Elise Morgan Named BU College of Engineering Dean
Elise Morgan | Via Boston University | July 17, 2025Longtime faculty member who served as dean ad interim for two years assumes permanent leadership The new dean of the Boston University College of Engineering is a familiar face: Elise Morgan, interim dean since July 2023 and a long-standing and deeply respected member of the ENG faculty, will take over the role permanently starting August […]
New method enables recovery of hearts from deceased organ donors after circulatory death
Matthew Bacchetta | Via News-Medical.Net | July 16, 2025Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have developed a groundbreaking new method for the recovery of hearts from deceased organ donors after circulatory death (DCD). The method (rapid recovery with extended ultra-oxygenated preservation [REUP]), which involves flushing the donor heart with a cold oxygenated preservation solution after death, avoids the disadvantages of two existing preservation methods, […]
In-body CAR-T cell generation proves effective, safe in mice in Stanford Medicine-led study
Katherine Ferrara | Via Stanford Medicine | July 16, 2025mRNA bundled in lipid nanoparticles trains T cells in mice to eliminate cancer. Coupled with noninvasive imaging, researchers tracked the in situ CAR-T cells to assess their effectiveness and safety. CAR-T cell therapy has transformed the treatment of many blood cancers since it was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2017 for […]
Not All “Forever Chemicals” Are Equal: Experts Call for Nuanced PFAS Policy to Protect Human and Public Health and the Environment
Paul Drumheller | Via Heart Rhythm Society | July 14, 2025The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” which are found globally in countless products, into a single category. While certain PFAS are harmful for human and public health, new articles in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, […]
Not All “Forever Chemicals” Are Equal: Experts Call for Nuanced PFAS Policy to Protect Human and Public Health and the Environment
Joyce Wong | Via Heart Rhythm Society | July 14, 2025The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” which are found globally in countless products, into a single category. While certain PFAS are harmful for human and public health, new articles in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, […]
Not All “Forever Chemicals” Are Equal: Experts Call for Nuanced PFAS Policy to Protect Human and Public Health and the Environment
Nadine Ding | Via Heart Rhythm Society | July 14, 2025The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” which are found globally in countless products, into a single category. While certain PFAS are harmful for human and public health, new articles in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, […]
Scientists discover compounds that help cells fight a wide range of viruses
James Collins | Via MIT | July 14, 2025The molecules trigger a built-in cellular stress response and show promise as broad-spectrum antivirals against Zika, herpes, RSV, and more. Researchers at MIT and other institutions have identified compounds that can fight off viral infection by activating a defense pathway inside host cells. These compounds, they believe, could be used as antiviral drugs that work […]
Team engineers a microbial platform for efficient lutein production
Sang Yup Lee | Via Phys.org | July 14, 2025A research group at KAIST has successfully engineered a microbial strain capable of producing lutein at industrially relevant levels. The team, led by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, developed a novel C. glutamicum strain using systems metabolic engineering strategies to overcome the limitations of previous microbial lutein […]
Implantable device could save diabetes patients from dangerously low blood sugar
Daniel Anderson | Via MIT | July 9, 2025The new implant carries a reservoir of glucagon that can be stored under the skin and deployed during an emergency — with no injections needed. For people with Type 1 diabetes, developing hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is an ever-present threat. When glucose levels become extremely low, it creates a life-threatening situation for which the […]
BCI robotic hand control reaches new finger-level milestone
Bin He | Via Carnegie Mellon University | June 30, 2025Researchers bring noninvasive EEG-based BCI one step closer to everyday use by demonstrating real-time brain decoding of individual finger movement intentions and control of a dexterous robotic hand at the finger level. Robotic systems have the potential to greatly enhance daily living for the more than one billion individuals worldwide who experience some form of […]
AI-Assisted Technique Offers Safe, Effective, Painless Breast Imaging Alternative
Lihong Wang | Via Caltech | June 30, 2025A Caltech-led team has developed a safe, effective, and painless breast imaging technique that incorporates machine learning to help differentiate between suspicious and healthy tissue. The method has now been tested on patients and performs as well as or better than other conventional breast imaging techniques. For decades, X-ray mammography has been the gold standard […]
New ‘Molecular GPS’ Will Fast-Track Drug Discovery
Yuan Luo | Via Northwestern University | June 16, 2025Largest open-access resource of its kind will help prioritize which drugs to send to clinical studies Scientists at Northwestern University have developed the largest open-access resource of its kind to help investigators shave off months of early-stage drug development time by allowing them to better understand diseases and find potential treatments. Called SOAR (Spatial transcriptOmics […]
Novel Urodynamic System Receives FDA Clearance
Margot Damaser | Via Cleveland Clinic | June 13, 2025Cleveland Clinic is first to use the device, known formerly as the UroMonitor A novel, wireless ambulatory urodynamic system, engineered and tested by Cleveland Clinic researchers and physicians, is one step closer to commercialization. The device, now known as the Glean™ Urodynamics System, a product by Bright Uro, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food […]
Lymph node on a chip: New immune system model may enhance precision medicine research
Jennifer Munson | Via EurekAlert | June 12, 2025Virginia Tech scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute completed one element of an engineered tissue model that could advance medical and drug testing and provide a new tool for precision medicine Scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have created an engineered model of the supportive tissue found within a lymph node […]
MIT’s origami-inspired hydrogel harvests clean water from air with zero power
Xuanhe Zhao | Via Interesting Engineering | June 12, 2025MIT’s novel device is a black, window-sized panel made of water-absorbing hydrogel, enclosed in a glass chamber with a special cooling layer. Scientists in the US have developed a groundbreaking origami-inspired device which is capable of harvesting safe and affordable drinking water from the air and runs entirely on its own without the need for […]
Wireless Face e-Tattoo Tracks Mental Strain and Workload
Nanshu Lu | Via Medscape | May 30, 2025A temporary electronic forehead tattoo that wirelessly measures brainwaves and eye movement may offer an accurate measurement of mental workload (MWL) and mental strain, new research suggested. Using a lightweight battery and thin sensors, the e-tattoo was able to reliably collect electroencephalography (EEG) and electrooculography (EOG) data to estimate MWL in a small study of […]
Understanding the Genomic Complexities of Glioblastoma Tumors – Feinberg News Center
Feng Yue | Via Northwestern University | May 30, 2025The genetic makeup and structure of glioblastoma tumors can shift dramatically across different regions of a single tumor, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances. Glioblastoma, the most common primary malignant brain tumor, currently has a five-year survival rate of only 6.9 percent, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. Despite evolving […]
PEG Alternative Minimizes Immunogenicity from LNP-Based Therapies
Shaoyi Jiang | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | May 29, 2025A new material developed at Cornell University could significantly improve the delivery and effectiveness of mRNA vaccines by replacing a commonly used ingredient in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that may trigger unwanted immune responses in some people. Traditional lipid nanoparticle formulations for mRNA delivery contain the polymer poly(ethylene) glycol (PEG), which is widely used in drug […]