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Teresa Woodruff named dean of The Graduate School
Teresa Woodruff | Via Northwestern University | August 18, 2017Also assuming role of associate provost for graduate education, effective Sept. 1 EVANSTON – Teresa K. Woodruff, the Thomas J. Watkins Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Women’s Health Research Institute at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been named dean of The Graduate School and associate provost for graduate education […]
Wyss-developed Antifouling Coating a Boon to Business and Environment
Donald Ingber | Via Harvard University | August 17, 2017It all began with a bet. At a conference in Italy in 2013, Nicolas Vogel, then a postdoctoral fellow in Joanna Aizenberg’s lab at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), gave a talk about the group’s slippery liquid-infused porous […]
New Machine-learning Program Shows Promise for Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Anant Madabhushi | Via Case Western Reserve | August 16, 2017A new machine-learning program developed by researchers at Case Western Reserve University appears to outperform other methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms begin to interfere with everyday living, initial testing shows. More than 5 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s disease, according to estimates, and the numbers are growing as the population ages. The disease […]
Injectable Tissue Patch Could Help Repair Damaged Organs
Milica Radisic | Via University of Toronto | August 14, 2017A team of U of T Engineering researchers is mending broken hearts with an expanding tissue bandage a little smaller than a postage stamp. Repairing heart tissue destroyed by a heart attack or medical condition with regenerative cells or tissues usually requires invasive open-heart surgery. But now biomedical engineering Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE, Toronto […]
The Best Place to Treat Type 1 Diabetes Might Be Just under Your Skin
Michael Sefton | Via University of Toronto | August 14, 2017A group of U of T researchers have demonstrated that the space under our skin might be an optimal location to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D). The new study, led by researchers in the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), involved transplanting healthy pancreatic cells under the skin to produce insulin for blood glucose […]
BioMed SA Recognizes Leonard Pinchuk, Ph.D., D.Sc. with 2017 Award for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience for his transformative biomaterial technologies benefitting hundreds of millions of patients globally
Leonard Pinchuk, Ph.D. | Via BioMed SA | August 2, 2017Dr. Pinchuk’s innovations include the first commercially successful angioplasty balloon catheter, a market-leading drug-eluting stent and a novel microshunt that prevents the progression of vision loss caused by glaucoma. (SAN ANTONIO) August 7, 2017 – BioMed SA, the non-profit corporation founded in 2005 to help promote and grow San Antonio’s leading industry, healthcare and bioscience, […]
New Microsoft HoloLens App Lets Users Examine Renowned British Art Collections from Anywhere in the World
Mark Griswold | Via Case Western Reserve | August 1, 2017Holly Witchey traveled more than 3,200 miles in seconds—and speed wasn’t even the most impressive part of the feat. Standing in the basement of a building on Case Western Reserve University’s campus, the adjunct professor of art history and art suddenly found herself standing in The Courtauld Gallery in London, close enough to touch several […]
Investigators Use Light to Kill Microbial ‘Vampires’
E. Duco Jansen | Via Vanderbilt University | July 27, 2017On July 24 Vanderbilt scientist Eric Skaar, Ph.D., MPH, summarized his group’s latest paper in a tweet: “If S. aureus is going to drink our blood like a vampire, let’s kill it with sunlight.” “That thing has been retweeted so many times,” said Skaar, the Ernest W. Goodpasture Professor of Pathology in the Vanderbilt University […]
Yakovlev Looking to Shed Light Deeper into the Human Brain
Vladislav Yakovlev | Via Texas A&M | July 26, 2017The inner workings of the human brain have always been a subject of great interest. Unfortunately, it is fairly difficult to view brain structures or intricate tissues due to the fact that the skull is not transparent by design. The reality is that light scattering is the major obstacle for deep penetration into tissue. Dr. […]
Wolfgang Fink Named As ACABI Fellow for Biomedical Research and Advancements
Wolfgang Fink | Via University of Arizona College of Engineering | July 20, 2017Electrical and computer engineering associate professor Wolfgang Fink has been named fellow for the Arizona Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation for his research and advancements in the field of biomedical technologies. “I felt very honored to receive this award,” said Fink, who holds a joint faculty position in biomedical engineering. “It was definitely very nice […]
First Slice of Long-Term “100K” Study: Useful Data, No Health Outcomes
Leroy Hood | Via Xconomy | July 18, 2017It’s easy to find hope that new biomedical technologies, from genetic sequencing to wearable fitness trackers, will lead to a healthier populace. It’s harder to find evidence. There has even been caution about the idea of analyzing the DNA of seemingly healthy people. But a small study in Seattle called the Pioneer 100 Wellness Project, […]
Injectable Plant-based Nanoparticles Delay Tumor Progression
Nicole Steinmetz | Via Case Western Reserve | July 18, 2017New Research Suggests Co-administration with Chemotherapy Drugs Most Effective Strategy Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and RWTH Aachen University (Germany) have adapted virus particles that normally infect potatoes to serve as cancer drug-delivery devices for mice. And in a recent article […]
BME Study Shows Software Helps Surgeons Find Liver Tumors, Avoid Blood Vessels
Michael Miga | Via Vanderbilt University | July 17, 2017The liver is a particularly squishy, slippery organ, prone to shifting both deadly tumors and life-preserving blood vessels by inches between the time they’re discovered on a CT scan and when the patient is lying on an operating room table. Surgeons can swab the exposed liver lightly on the surface with a special stylus, capturing […]
Energy-recycling Stairs Could Add a Spring to Your Step
Lena Ting | Via The Conversation | July 12, 2017Author: Lena Ting, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Emory University — “Take the stairs!” we’ve all been implored, to help maintain our health. But what if taking the stairs is painful, difficult or, worse, potentially dangerous? In most public buildings, we can opt for an elevator or escalator ride. But at […]
New Technology to Manipulate Cells Could One Day Help Treat Parkinson’s, Arthritis, Other Diseases
Samuel Stupp | Via Northwestern University | July 10, 2017DNA strands in materials act like traffic signals to start, stop cell activity or regenerate tissue A groundbreaking advancement in materials from Northwestern University could potentially help patients requiring stem cell therapies for spinal cord injuries, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritic joints or any other condition requiring tissue regeneration, according to a new study. […]
Dancing toward Better Physical Rehabilitation
Lena Ting | Via The Conversation | July 9, 2017To dance is human; people of all ages and levels of motor ability express movements in response to music. Professional dancers exert a great deal of creativity and energy toward developing their skills and different styles of dance. How dancers move in beautiful and sometimes unexpected ways can delight, and the synchrony between dancers moving […]
New clues found to common respiratory virus
Rohit Pappu | Via Washington University in St. Louis | June 30, 2017By age 2, most children have been infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which usually causes only mild cold symptoms. But people with weakened immune systems, such as infants and the elderly, can face serious complications, including pneumonia and – in some cases – death. Now, scientists studying the virus, led by researchers at Washington […]
Michael Miller named new director of Department of Biomedical Engineering
Michael Miller | Via Johns Hopkins, Department of Biomedical Engineering | June 29, 2017Michael Miller, PhD, has been selected as the next director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1. Miller received his master’s and doctorate degrees in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins. He joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis, where he rose to be a chaired professor while developing an international reputation […]
Tissue Engineering Pioneer Michael Sefton to Lead Medicine by Design as Executive Director
Michael Sefton | Via Medicine by Design - University of Toronto | June 28, 2017Engineering professor Michael Sefton has been appointed executive director of Medicine by Design, a University of Toronto initiative that is accelerating discoveries in regenerative medicine research to improve treatments for conditions such as heart failure, diabetes and stroke. Sefton, a pioneer in tissue engineering and biomaterials, takes over from Peter Zandstra, who is stepping down […]