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Pamela Palmer, MD, Ph.D., Has Developed a New Wonder Drug for her Company
Pamela Palmer | Via The Wall Street Transcript | October 10, 2019Pamela P. Palmer, M.D., Ph.D., has been Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since she co-founded the company in July 2005. Earlier, she was an anesthesiologist at University California San Francisco — UCSF. She was director of the UCSF Pain Center for Advanced Research and Education — PainCARE — between 2005 and […]
Engineering a better life
Rory Cooper | Via USPTO | October 8, 2019Each month, our Journeys of Innovation series tells the stories of inventors or entrepreneurs whose groundbreaking innovations have made a positive difference in the world. Hear it in their own words or read the transcript below. Rory Cooper has always enjoyed tinkering and competition. As a kid growing up in Southern California, he ran track […]
National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2019 Simon Ramo Founders Award
Cato Laurencin | Via National Academy of Engineering | October 4, 2019On Sunday, Oct. 6, during its 2019 annual meeting, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will present two awards for extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. The Simon Ramo Founders Award will be presented to Cato Thomas Laurencin for his research contributions and leadership in engineering. The Arthur M. Bueche Award will be given to […]
National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2019 Arthur M. Bueche Award
Rod Pettigrew | Via National Academy of Engineering | October 4, 2019On Sunday, Oct. 6, during its 2019 annual meeting, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will present two awards for extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. The Simon Ramo Founders Award will be presented to Cato Thomas Laurencin for his research contributions and leadership in engineering. The Arthur M. Bueche Award will be given to […]
Computer models show promise for personalizing chemotherapy
Sylvia Plevritis | Via Stanford University | October 4, 2019Computers have revolutionized many fields, so it isn’t surprising that they may be transforming cancer research. Computers are now being used to model the molecular and cellular changes associated with individual tumors, allowing scientists to simulate the tumor’s response to different combinations of chemotherapy drugs. Modeling big data to improve personalized cancer treatment was the […]
Opioid Breathalyzer Test Developed
Cristina Davis | Via Pain News Network | October 4, 2019Chronic pain patients have grown accustomed to having their urine — and sometimes their blood and hair – analyzed for opioids and other drugs. Someday soon they could be taking opioid breathalyzer tests. In a small pilot study, researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed and successfully tested a device that collects minute […]
This flat structure morphs into shape of a human face when temperature changes
Jennifer Lewis | Via MIT | September 30, 2019Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have designed 3-D printed mesh-like structures that morph from flat layers into predetermined shapes, in response to changes in ambient temperature. The new structures can transform into configurations that are more complex than what other shape-shifting materials and structures can achieve. As a demonstration, the researchers printed a flat mesh […]
High-speed microscope illuminates biology at the speed of life
Elizabeth Hillman | Via Science Daily | September 27, 2019The Columbia team behind the revolutionary 3D SCAPE microscope announces today a new version of this high-speed imaging technology. In collaboration with scientists from around the world, they used SCAPE 2.0 to reveal previously unseen details of living creatures — from neurons firing inside a wriggling worm to the 3D dynamics of the beating heart […]
“Push-pull” Dynamic in Brain Network is Key to Stopping Seizures
Bin He | Via Carnegie Mellon University | September 26, 2019Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered that the spreading of seizures through the brain can be suppressed depending on the amount of pressure within the brain, an important discovery that may revolutionize the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, affecting people of all ages. There are many […]
Bonding experience: Repairing wounds with gold, silk and lasers
Kaushal Rege | Via ASU Now | September 25, 2019A dermal regenerator was the medical tool used to repair spaceship crew members’ wounds on the science fiction TV show “Star Trek.” Another kind of tissue-repair technique emerging from Arizona State University Professor Kaushal Rege’s research has been compared to the fictional device that healed damaged flesh by simply being passed over a wounded body […]
Clunky CRISPR Flaunts Smooth Moves in Gene Regulation
Charles Gersbach | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | September 24, 2019Sleek CRISPR systems get almost all the attention. They rely on single-protein nucleases instead of multiunit effectors, which are, presumably, too unwieldy for gene engineering applications. Yet CRISPR jumbles have been given a tumble by scientists at Duke University. Led by Charles Gersbach, PhD, the Rooney Family associate professor of biomedical engineering and Adrian Oliver, […]
Malawi study confirms lasting impact of life-saving technology
Rebecca Richards-Kortum | Via EurekAlert | September 20, 2019Malawi’s national adoption of affordable, rugged, neonatal CPAP technology as a part of routine hospital care resulted in sustained improvements in the survival of babies with respiratory illness, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. Malawi, in southeast Africa, has the world’s highest preterm birth rate, with almost 1 in 5 babies born […]
Prostate-imaging camera captures molecular detail to detect cancer, study finds
Sam Gambhir | Via Stanford School of Medicine | September 20, 2019Getting a close look at the prostate is critical for detecting cancer, but its rather intimate positioning (just in front of the rectum) makes it difficult to image. Now, Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, MD, PhD, professor and chair of radiology, thinks he has a solution: a newly devised hybrid camera. Traditionally, prostate cancer is detected via […]
Antibody “road block” enables fine-tuning for cardiac recovery, decreases risk of heart failure
David Merryman | Via Vanderbilt University | September 19, 2019More than one million Americans per year experience myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, as well as the healing and rebuilding phase that begins shortly thereafter – a complicated process which involves remodeling and repairing the heart. This process is known as the granulation phase and is critical for healing. But due to […]
BME Prof Paul Dayton receives 2019 W.R. Kenan Distinguished Professor Appointment
Paul Dayton | Via UNC and NC State | September 18, 2019This week the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost announced that BME Professor Paul Dayton is receiving a W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor appointment. Professor Dayton, a biomedical ultrasound engineer, is also Associate Chair at the UNC/ NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. Moreover, he is Professor in the UNC Eshelman School of […]
Suntanner, Heal Thyself: Exosome Therapy May Enable Better Repair of Sun, Age-Damaged Skin
Ke Cheng | Via NC State News | September 18, 2019In the future, you could be your very own fountain of youth – or at least your own skin repair reservoir. In a proof-of-concept study, researchers from North Carolina State University have shown that exosomes harvested from human skin cells are more effective at repairing sun-damaged skin cells in mice than popular retinol or stem […]
Novel Approach to Ultrasound Raises Possibility of New Medical Applications
Paul Dayton | Via NC State News | September 17, 2019A new ultrasound technique provides a non-invasive way of assessing bone structure on the microscale. Researchers hope to fine-tune the technique for use in assessing osteoporosis risk and treatment. Researchers have also demonstrated that a variation of the same technique can distinguish between tumors and healthy tissue in a study using laboratory rats… Continue reading.
New Polymer Heart Valve Implanted in First Patient
Morteza Gharib | Via Caltech | September 17, 2019The new Tria heart valve was created by Foldax® Inc., a Caltech startup cofounded by Mory Gharib, the Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Bioinspired Engineering in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science. Gharib and his team worked closely with Foldax lead designer Jason Beith in designing the new valve. It was implanted […]
Huge space hotel promises fake gravity and ‘supersized basketball’
Wolfgang Fink | Via NBC News | September 14, 2019For many people, getting away from it all means decamping to a cabin in the woods or a house by the beach. Soon there may be another option: lifting off to a hotel serenely orbiting high above the planet. Though space hotels have long belonged only to the world of make-believe, that’s about to change. […]
On-the-move cancer cells prefer a “comfort cruise,” follow predictable paths of least resistance
Cynthia Reinhart-King | Via Vanderbilt Engineering | September 13, 2019According to the researchers, migrating cancer cells decide which path in the body to travel based on how much energy it takes, opting to move through wider, easier to navigate spaces rather than smaller, confined spaces to reduce energy requirements during movement. These findings suggest energy expenditure and metabolism are significant factors within metastatic migration, […]