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University of Akron Researcher Delivers Polymer Pain Relief to Fight the Opioid Crisis
Matthew Becker | Via WKSU | January 22, 2018One way the state of Ohio is trying to combat the opioid crisis is by funding new technologies to prevent addiction. Last month the University of Akron shared in $10 million in state grants as part of that initiative. On this Week’s Exploradio, WKSU’s Jeff St.Clair looks at how a personal experience with opioids inspired […]
Bluegrass Vascular Announces Enrollment Of First Patients In U.S. Pivotal Trial
Gabriele Niederauer | Via Bluegrass Vascular | January 18, 2018Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, a private medical technology company focused on innovating lifesaving devices and methods for vascular access, today announced the enrollment of its first patients in the SAVE-US (Surfacer® System to Facilitate Access in VEnous Occlusions – United States) pivotal trial. The SAVE-US clinical trial is a pre-market investigational device exempt (IDE) study evaluating […]
New molecular probes to allow non-destructive analysis of bioengineered cartilage
Arnold Caplan | Via EurekAlert | January 16, 2018New Rochelle, NY, January 16, 2018–A new study describes novel probes that enable non-invasive, non-destructive, direct monitoring of the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in real-time during the formation of engineered cartilage to replace damaged or diseased tissue. These molecular probes make it possible to assess the quality of the cartilaginous tissue and its […]
Experts suggest 3D over 2D mammograms
Etta Pisano | Via Health Imaging | January 16, 2018Imaging centers across the country are adding three-dimensional (3D) mammography to the traditional 2D offering for its proven ability to better detect cancers. But, what’s less understood is its accuracy in detecting more advanced forms of cancer. A recent Kaiser Health News article reports these facilities are on the rise as there are now 3,915 […]
Researchers develop a remote-controlled cancer immunotherapy system
Peter Wang | Via UC San Diego | January 15, 2018A team of researchers has developed an ultrasound-based system that can non-invasively and remotely control genetic processes in live immune T cells so that they recognize and kill cancer cells. There is a critical need to non-invasively and remotely manipulate cells at a distance, particularly for translational applications in animals and humans, researchers said. The […]
Researchers develop a remote-controlled cancer immunotherapy system
Shu Chien | Via UC San Diego | January 15, 2018A team of researchers has developed an ultrasound-based system that can non-invasively and remotely control genetic processes in live immune T cells so that they recognize and kill cancer cells. There is a critical need to non-invasively and remotely manipulate cells at a distance, particularly for translational applications in animals and humans, researchers said. The […]
Frances Ligler’s Portable Optical Biosensors Improve Environmental Detection of Toxins, Pollutants
Frances Ligler | Via IPWatchdog | January 13, 2018The term “biosensor” covers a variety of analytical devices which use a biological component, such as cells or tissue, which interact with the particular chemical being examined, and then a physicochemical detector which transforms the interaction of the biological component and the analyte to generate a signal which can be measured. Market research on biosensors […]
Chad Mirkin to receive prestigious Remsen Memorial Lecture Award
Chad Mirkin | Via Northwestern University | January 11, 2018Northwestern University’s Chad A. Mirkin will receive the prestigious Remsen Memorial Lecture Award for his outstanding discoveries in chemistry. The award is presented annually by the American Chemical Society Maryland Section, in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins department of chemistry. Mirkin is the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry and director of the International Institute […]
Innovator, imaging expert Juergen Willmann dies at 45
Juergen Willmann | Via Stanford University | January 11, 2018Juergen Willmann, an international scholar, dedicated himself to advancing cancer detection imaging technologies and leading with energy and compassion. Juergen Willmann, MD, a professor of radiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, died Jan. 8 in a car accident in Palo Alto. He was 45. Willmann honed a specific diagnostic tool known as targeted […]
One-Step Production of Aromatic Polyesters by E. coli Strains
Sang Yup Lee | Via Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | January 9, 2018KAIST systems metabolic engineers defined a novel strategy for microbial aromatic polyesters production fused with synthetic biology from renewable biomass. The team of Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering produced aromatic polyesters from Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains by applying microbial fermentation, employing direct microbial fermentation from renewable […]
New drug capsule may allow weekly HIV treatment
Robert Langer | Via MIT | January 9, 2018Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a capsule that can deliver a week’s worth of HIV drugs in a single dose. This advance could make it much easier for patients to adhere to the strict schedule of dosing required for the drug cocktails used to fight the virus, the researchers say. […]
Using mechanical forces to improve wound healing
Dennis Orgill | Via MIT | January 5, 2018To most, an operating room and a manufacturing plant are as different as any two places can be. But not to Dennis Orgill. “To some degree when you do an operation it’s much like manufacturing something in a factory,” explains Orgill SM ’80, PhD ’83, who serves as medical director at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s […]
Paul Yock wins National Academy of Engineering’s Gordon Prize
Paul Yock | Via Stanford University | January 4, 2018Paul Yock, MD, professor of medicine and of bioengineering at Stanford University and the founder and director of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, will receive the National Academy of Engineering’s 2018 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. The academy said Yock was chosen for “the development and global dissemination […]
New device selects healthy sperm
Utkan Demirci | Via Stanford University | January 3, 2018A device the size of your business card can separate the strong, healthy sperm cells from the duds, and it does so in about 10 minutes, according to a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The sperm-sorting tool is called the Simple Periodic Array […]
Total-body PET: Maximizing sensitivity for clinical research and patient care
Simon Cherry | Via EurekAlert! | January 3, 2018The new total-body PET/CT scanner could revolutionize our understanding and treatment of disease through analysis of better imaging data from the whole body. In The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) featured January article, scientists at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), outline the development and benefits of this innovative diagnostic tool and explain how […]
Researchers find new way to treat blast induced traumatic brain injuries suffered in combat
Michael Cho | Via BMES | January 3, 2018Head injuries due to blast trauma – such as what can happen to war fighters in combat – is different than head impact injuries. Currently, there are no preventive measures that specifically target Blast-induced traumatic brain injury. However, researchers have now successfully tested the use of surfactants (poloxamers P188) to partially repair the damaged brain […]
Q&A with Kyle Myers
Kyle Myers | Via MDIC | January 1, 2018Kyle Myers, a physicist with a Ph.D. in optical sciences, is a member of MDIC’s Computational Modeling and Simulation Steering Committee. She is Director of the Division of Imaging, Diagnostics, and Software Reliability in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). In February, Myers was elected to membership in […]
Professor Molly Shoichet inducted into the Order of Canada
Molly Shoichet | Via University of Toronto | December 29, 2017University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s most prestigious recognitions. The new appointees, which also include University Professor Michael Sefton (IBBME), were announced today by Governor General Julie Payette (ECE MASc 9T0). “Professor Shoichet’s multidisciplinary research is addressing some of the world’s […]
Professor Michael Sefton inducted into the Order of Canada
Michael Sefton | Via University of Toronto | December 29, 2017University Professor Michael Sefton (ChemE, IBBME) has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s most prestigious recognitions. The new appointees, which also include University Professor Molly Shoichet, were announced today by Governor General Julie Payette (ECE MASc 9T0). “Professor Michael Sefton is internationally recognized as a pioneer in biomedical […]