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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 […]
Critical Issues in Tumor Microenvironment: Angiogenesis, Metastasis and Immunology
Rakesh Jain | Via Massachusetts General Hospital | February 5, 2019Edwin L. Steele Laboratories, Harvard – September 16 – 18, 2019 This course, directed by Dr. Rakesh K. Jain, will take place from September 16 – 19, 2019, at the Massachusetts General Hospital East, CNY-149, Boston, Massachusetts and offer the best in critical analysis of what is currently known about the tumor microenvironment, angiogenesis, metastasis, […]
Nanovis Wins the Global Health & Pharma 2018 Technology Awards
Thomas Webster | Via PR Web | February 5, 2019Nanovis today announced that Global Health & Pharma magazine recognized Nanovis as the Best Nanotechnology Driven Implant Company, 2018. Nanovis is a technology-driven growth company committed to helping surgeons and hospitals achieve excellent fixation and infection outcomes using advanced nanotechnology platforms. Its industry-leading fixation technologies offer surgeons and hospitals the best aspects of fixation, visualization, […]
Fibrosis-Targeting Drugs May Improve Immunotherapy Response in Breast Cancer
Rakesh Jain | Via Specialty Pharmacy Times | February 4, 2019New research has revealed a correlation between fibrosis, CXCR4 expression, and immunosuppression in metastatic breast cancer, according to a study published in PNAS. The findings could lead to new therapeutic approaches that could improve the efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with the disease. According to the study, many treatment-resistant tumors are highly fibrotic. Fibrosis, which […]