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Antihypertension drug losartan may improve treatment of ovarian cancer
Rakesh Jain | Via Massachusetts General Hospital | January 15, 2019A new study from a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has found that the hypertension drug losartan, which targets the angiotensin signaling pathway, may improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy agents used to treat ovarian cancer. Previous research from the same team identified a similar effect for losartan in animal models of breast and pancreatic […]
3D Printed Implant Promotes Nerve Cell Growth to Treat Spinal Cord Injury
Shaochen Chen | Via UC San Diego | January 14, 2019For the first time, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Institute of Engineering in Medicine have used rapid 3D printing technologies to create a spinal cord, then successfully implanted that scaffolding, loaded with neural stem cells, into sites of severe spinal cord injury in rats. The implants, described in a […]
Time to Chew the Fat on Lipidomics
Shankar Subramaniam | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | January 11, 2019With New Year’s resolutions in full swing and many focused on getting in shape, there is no better time to discuss a three-letter word that is often taboo for many health-conscious individuals: Fat, or scientifically speaking lipids. For almost two decades scientists have been ardently working to specify and classify these fatty acids in order […]
Celebration of Life in Memory of Prof. Warren S. Grundfest
Warren Grundfest | Via UCLA | January 11, 2019Warren S. Grundfest, MD, FACS, was recognized internationally as an unparalleled scientist, surgeon, physician, inventor and biomedical engineer whose work in minimally invasive surgery improved and saved the lives of countless patients. He was also celebrated for his pioneering work in laser research and development as well medical ethics at a national policy level. After […]
Enzyme evolved that can perform reactions new to nature
Frances Arnold | Via Chemistry World | January 10, 2019Directed evolution has been used to create an enzyme that is capable of forming carbon–carbon bonds in a way that no natural enzyme can. The team, which includes directed evolution pioneer and 2018 chemistry Nobel laureate Frances Arnold, hopes that this strategy can be used to selectively functionalise C–H bonds in a more environmentally friendly […]
Acid reflux could cause death during epileptic seizures, study finds
Pedro Irazoqui | Via Purdue University | January 9, 2019Pedro Irazoqui had just enjoyed a huge lobster dinner. Then he woke up that night finding he couldn’t breathe. Terrified, Irazoqui sat up and tried to relax. Air suddenly returned to his lungs like nothing had happened. After grabbing his phone and Googling like crazy, Irazoqui, a professor at Purdue University, discovered that what he had experienced […]
Mass. General study reveals how solid stress from brain tumors causes neuronal loss, neurologic dysfunction
Rakesh Jain | Via Massachusetts General Hospital | January 7, 2019A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has demonstrated, for the first time, how solid stress – the physical forces exerted by the solid components of a tumor – impacts the tissue surrounding brain tumors and contributes to resulting neurological dysfunction and neuronal cell death. In their report published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the investigators […]
Innovators of the Coronary Angioplasty Win 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize
Julio Palmaz | Via National Academy of Engineering | January 3, 2019The National Academy of Engineering and Ohio University announced today that the 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize will be given to Julio Palmaz, Leonard Pinchuk, Richard Schatz, John Simpson, and Paul Yock for innovations leading to the widespread adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), previously known as angioplasty with stent or coronary […]
Innovators of the Coronary Angioplasty Win 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize
Leonard Pinchuk | Via National Academy of Engineering | January 3, 2019The National Academy of Engineering and Ohio University announced today that the 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize will be given to Julio Palmaz, Leonard Pinchuk, Richard Schatz, John Simpson, and Paul Yock for innovations leading to the widespread adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), previously known as angioplasty with stent or coronary […]
Innovators of the Coronary Angioplasty Win 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize
Paul Yock | Via National Academy of Engineering | January 3, 2019The National Academy of Engineering and Ohio University announced today that the 2019 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize will be given to Julio Palmaz, Leonard Pinchuk, Richard Schatz, John Simpson, and Paul Yock for innovations leading to the widespread adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), previously known as angioplasty with stent or coronary […]
Tiny, implantable device uses light to treat bladder problems
John Rogers | Via Washington University in St. Louis | January 2, 2019A team of neuroscientists and engineers has developed a tiny, implantable device that has potential to help people with bladder problems bypass the need for medication or electronic stimulators. The team — from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern […]
Bridging the Valley of Death in Biotech
Stephen Boppart | Via SPIE | January 1, 2019Stephen Boppart, director of the Center for Optical Molecular Imaging and head of the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), is fully committed to moving biophotonics technology from the bench to the bedside, and beyond. He encourages research faculty to drive the translation of their work into the commercial sphere—something he […]
6th Convocation Speech of Prof. Bikramjit Basu at NIPER-Ahmedabad
Bikramjit Basu | Via Youtube | January 1, 2019Earl Bakken: Celebrating One Man’s Full Life
Earl Bakken | Via Medtronic @ YouTube | December 24, 2018Reducing head impacts in youth football
Joel D. Stitzel | Via Science Daily | December 21, 2018Recent research has shown that limiting contact in football practice can reduce the number of head impacts. But what is the correct formula to lessen exposure while still developing the skills necessary to safely play the game? To find out, researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine, a part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, […]
Rutgers University Researchers Develop Desktop Venipuncture Robot Capable of Drawing Blood Samples and Rendering Analyses Outside of Medical Laboratories
Martin L. Yarmush | Via Dark Daily | December 21, 2018Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a new venipuncture robot that can not only draw blood and perform medical laboratory tests, but also provide immediate analyses of blood samples at point-of-care locations, such as clinics, private doctor’s offices, and rural environments. It’s a development that could give clinical laboratories new opportunities to support physicians. But, […]
Identifying Cancer-Driving Gene Mutations – An Interview by Cancer Network
Rachel Karchin | Via Cancer Network | December 20, 2018Rachel Karchin, PhD, is a professor of biomedical engineering, oncology, and computer science, with joint appointments at the Whiting School of Engineering and School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She is a core member of the Institute for Computational Medicine. A computational biologist, Dr. Karchin develops algorithms and software to analyze genomic […]
Fabrication of Shape-conformable Batteries Based on 3D-printing Technology
Jennifer A. Lewis | Via KAIST | December 20, 2018Flexible, wireless electronic devices are rapidly emerging and have reached the level of commercialization; nevertheless, most of battery shapes are limited to either spherical and/or rectangular structures, which results in inefficient space use. Professor Il-Doo Kim’s team from the Department of Materials Science at KAIST has successfully developed technology to significantly enhance the variability of […]
Novel imaging technique brings diagnostic potential into operating room
Stephen Boppart | Via University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | December 19, 2018A team of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers led by Bioengineering Professor Stephen Boppart has successfully visualized the tumor microenvironment of human breast tissue shortly after it was surgically removed from a patient in the operating room. The researchers achieved this using a new portable optical imaging system developed in Boppart’s lab. This work, […]