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Thomas Jefferson University: Making precision medicine a reality
Isidore Rigoutsos | Via IBM | February 15, 2019Tejal Desai Named Director of UCSF Health Innovation Via Engineering Program
Tejal Desai | Via UCSF | February 15, 2019A new initiative at UC San Francisco will bring together engineers to tackle some of the most urgent challenges in health. The Health Innovation Via Engineering (HIVE) program will be led by Tejal Desai, PhD, the chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, a joint department of the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and […]
Dawn Elliott honored by Orthopaedic Research Society
Dawn Elliott | Via University of Delaware | February 15, 2019Some professors shine most brightly in the lab. Others are particularly excellent mentors, inspiring students and other faculty members to reach new heights in their careers. Then, there are those who excel at both. Dawn Elliott, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware, is being recognized as one of those […]
Case Western Reserve researchers observe waves ‘leap’ across cut in brain tissue; ‘ephaptic coupling’ said to be producing self-propagating waves unknown until now
Dominique Durand | Via Case Western Reserve | February 14, 2019Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural communication, a discovery that could help scientists better understand neural activity surrounding specific brain processes and brain disorders. “We don’t know yet the ‘So what?’ part of this discovery entirely,” said lead researcher Dominique Durand, the Elmer […]
Medical Research Powered by Data
Isidore Rigoutsos | Via HPCwire | February 14, 2019“We’re all the same, but we’re unique as well. In that uniqueness lies all of the answers….” Mark Tykocinski, MD, Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University Getting the answers to what causes some people to develop diseases and not others is driving the groundbreaking medical research being conducted by the Computational […]
AI predicts common childhood ailments better than some physicians
Kang Zhang | Via AI in Healthcare | February 13, 2019Researchers in China have developed an AI-based natural language processing algorithm which processes free text from physician notes in electronic health records (EHRs) to predict common ailments in a pediatric population. The algorithm outperformed junior physicians in diagnosing some illnesses. Their findings were published in Nature. “AI-based methods have emerged as powerful tools to transform […]
Elizabeth Hillman’s Magic Microscopes: Seeing Inside the Brain
Elizabeth Hillman | Via Columbia University | February 11, 2019Biomedical Engineer Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, a principal investigator at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, is inventing new kinds of microscopes that create 3D movies of life in action. Her microscopes are helping researchers see the brain in a whole new light. On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hope that girls around the […]
First-in-Man Experience with Non-Occlusive Helical Balloon Catheter In the Delivery of TAVI Heart Valves
David Williams | Via AIMBE | February 11, 2019At the end of January, 2019, a woman with severe aortic valve stenosis was successfully treated with a replacement valve in the world-famous Groote-Schuur Hospital, South Africa, using highly innovative delivery technology developed by Strait Access Technologies, a spin-out company of the University of Cape Town (UCT). The procedure was carried out by Dr. Jacques […]
First-in-Man Experience with Non-Occlusive Helical Balloon Catheter In the Delivery of TAVI Heart Valves
Peter Zilla | Via AIMBE | February 11, 2019At the end of January, 2019, a woman with severe aortic valve stenosis was successfully treated with a replacement valve in the world-famous Groote-Schuur Hospital, South Africa, using highly innovative delivery technology developed by Strait Access Technologies, a spin-out company of the University of Cape Town (UCT). The procedure was carried out by Dr. Jacques […]
A How-To Guide for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Biomedical Engineering
Naomi Chesler | Via Springer Link | February 11, 2019Abstract To accelerate the development of an inclusive culture in biomedical engineering (BME), we must accept complexity, seek to understand our own privilege, speak out about diversity, learn the difference between intent and impact, accept our mistakes, and learn how to engage in difficult conversations. In turn, we will be rewarded by the ideas, designs, […]
Claire J. Tomlin elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Claire J. Tomlin | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]
Jean Tom elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Jean Tom | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]
Molly Stevens elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Molly Stevens | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]
Clifford Samuel elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Clifford Samuel | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]
Bob Kiss elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Bob Kiss | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]
Karl Deisseroth elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Karl Deisseroth | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]
Douglas Clark elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Douglas Clark | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]
Gilda Barabino elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Gilda Barabino | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]
Brain Tumor Pied Piper Device Gains Breakthrough Status
Ravi Bellamkonda | Via Duke University | February 6, 2019A biomedical tool that tricks aggressive brain tumors such as glioblastoma into migrating into an external container rather than throughout the brain has been designated a “Breakthrough Device” by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dubbed the Tumor Monorail, the device mimics the physical properties of the brain’s white matter to entice aggressive tumors […]
Big Data Approach Shown To Be Effective for Evaluating Autism Treatments
Juergen Hahn | Via Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | February 6, 2019Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who developed a blood test to help diagnose autism spectrum disorder have now successfully applied their distinctive big data-based approach to evaluating possible treatments. The findings, recently published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, have the potential to accelerate the development of successful medical interventions. One of the challenges in assessing […]