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Efficacy of FPA in swine models could open the door for more accurate CAD testing in humans
Sabee Molloi | Via Cardiovascular Business | October 27, 2017A new lab technique could cut testing time and improve the accuracy of coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnoses according to new research published in Radiology. First-pass analysis (FPA) technology could change the field of CAD diagnosis, Sabee Molloi, PhD, and co-authors wrote in the study, and eliminate the need for less accurate, more copious tests […]
4WEB Medical Demonstrates Increased Subsidence Resistance for Lateral Spine Truss System Compared to Annular Implants
Vijay Goel | Via Markets Insider | October 26, 20174WEB Medical, the industry leader in 3D printed implant technology, announced the results of a new study demonstrating reduced subsidence for its Lateral Spine Truss System (LSTS) as compared to annular interbody implant designs today at the annual meeting of the North American Spine Society. The study was led by Vijay Goel, PhD at the […]
Noninvasive brain imaging shows readiness of trainees to perform operations
Suvranu De | Via Eurek Alert | October 24, 2017While simulation platforms have been used to train surgeons before they enter an actual operating room (OR), few studies have evaluated how well trainees transfer those skills from the simulator to the OR. Now, a study that used noninvasive brain imaging to evaluate brain activity has found that simulator-trained medical students successfully transferred those skills […]
Noninvasive brain imaging shows readiness of trainees to perform operations
Xavier Intes | Via Eurek Alert | October 24, 2017While simulation platforms have been used to train surgeons before they enter an actual operating room (OR), few studies have evaluated how well trainees transfer those skills from the simulator to the OR. Now, a study that used noninvasive brain imaging to evaluate brain activity has found that simulator-trained medical students successfully transferred those skills […]
Researchers Working on Single-Dose, Long-Lasting Flu Vaccine
David Putnam | Via Healthline | October 23, 2017If you hate getting a flu shot every year, there may be some good news on the horizon. Scientists at Cornell University are undertaking research into a single dose, long-lasting influenza vaccine. Although it’s a long way off for use in humans, if successful the vaccine could mean only needing to be vaccinated against influenza […]
Chad Mirkin receives 2017 Wilhelm Exner Medal in Austria
Chad Mirkin | Via Northwestern University | October 20, 2017Northwestern University’s Chad A. Mirkin received a prestigious 2017 Wilhelm Exner Medal at an award ceremony at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna on Oct. 19. He and CERN Director-General and particle physicist Fabiola Gianotti were each recognized with a medal at the ceremony. The award is in recognition of Mirkin’s invention of spherical nucleic acids […]
Engulfed in Opioid Deaths, Ohio Turns to Science
Matthew Becker | Via Scientific American | October 19, 2017Ohio holds a singular place in America’s opioid scourge. In 2014 it suffered more overdose deaths than any other state. Since then such fatalities have only swelled, with 4,050 in 2016—a 32.8 percent increase from the previous year, according to health officials. Fueled by prescription painkillers as well as heroin and fentanyl, the epidemic has […]
Innovative Type 1 Diabetes Approach Licensed to Encellin
Tejal Desai | Via UC San Francisco | October 18, 2017Encellin, a San Francisco–based biotechnology company, has obtained exclusive worldwide rights from UC San Francisco for a proprietary cell encapsulation technology aimed at improving physicians’ ability to perform cell transplants without the need for immunosuppressive drugs. Based on ongoing preclinical trials in animal models, the technology – in the form of a pouch approximately the […]
Wikswo group tech licensed by UK company for organ-on-chip products
John Wikswo | Via Vanderbilt University | October 18, 2017A biotechnology company based in the United Kingdom has licensed three patents and applications from Vanderbilt University for its Organs-on-Chips products. CN Bio Innovations Ltd., a spinoff from Oxford University, secured a combination of exclusive and non-exclusive rights to microfluid technologies developed by Professor John Wikswo, Gordon A. Cain University and his group. Wikswo, a […]
Research Conducted by Dean Rabbany and Bioengineering Alum Published in Prestigious Nature Journal
Sina Rabbany | Via Hofstra University | October 17, 2017Research conducted by Dean Sina Rabbany and bioengineering alum Pierre Llanos ’16 on the role that the retina plays in age-related, macular degeneration was recently published the journal Nature Communications. Their study, Concerted Regulation of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Basement Membrane and Barrier Function by Angiocrine Factors, investigated how endothelial cells regulate the retinal pigment epithelium […]
Engineering Program Helps People With Disabilities Advance Professional Development
Rory Cooper | Via PittWire | October 17, 2017Inside the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) at the University of Pittsburgh, visitors may notice architectural details that are out of the ordinary. Large doorways that allow wheelchairs to pass through easily. Diffused lighting that minimizes the chance of headaches for those with traumatic brain injuries. Flooring that doesn’t hinder wheelchair movement. They’re meant to […]
Dr. Flaura Winston Elected into the National Academy of Medicine for Work on Driving Safety, Injury Prevention
Flaura Koplin Winston | Via PR News Wire | October 16, 2017Flaura Koplin Winston, MD, PhD, scientific director and founder of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania was elected into the National Academy of Medicine this morning. She is one of 80 physicians […]
BIOLIFE4D Welcomes Computational Medicine and Biomedical Engineering Expert Raimond Winslow, Ph.D. to Scientific Advisory Team
Raimond Winslow | Via PR Newswire | October 13, 2017Complementing the acclaimed talent already assembled on its scientific leadership team, bioprinting startup BIOLIFE4D announced the addition of Raimond Winslow, Ph.D. whose vast expertise will help the company deliver on its mission to 3D bioprint a viable human heart suitable for transplant. Winslow’s new role at BIOLIFE4D comes in addition to the leadership positions he […]
Elazer Edelman honored with Cardiovascular Research Foundation career achievement award
Elazer Edelman | Via MIT | October 13, 2017Elazer Edelman, the Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Professor of Health Sciences at MIT, has been awarded this year’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Career Achievement Award for his extraordinary contributions to the field of cardiology. A lifelong researcher and innovator, Edelman is core member of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, director of […]
Veracyte Chairman and CEO Bonnie Anderson Receives Prestigious Innovation Award at Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
Bonnie Anderson | Via Business Wire | October 13, 2017Veracyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCYT) announced today that the company’s Chairman and CEO Bonnie Anderson is the recipient of the 2017 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation. Dr. Lori Setton, president of the Biomedical Engineering Society BMES, will present the award to Ms. Anderson today at the 2017 BMES Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Ms. […]
Stanford develops novel PET tracer to ID most bacterial infections
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir | Via Health Imaging | October 12, 2017Bacteria are experts at mutating to become resistant to any antibiotic treatment. With no promise of stagnation, it is no wonder that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called for medical scientists to develop new novel diagnostics to detect and help regulate the treatment of infections and infectious diseases. A new study […]
Engineering the future of medicine: Johns Hopkins expert details vision for new era of biomedical engineering
Michael Miller | Via Johns Hopkins, The Hub | October 12, 2017Michael I. Miller, director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering, has a plan for a new era of biomedical science discovery to respond to the challenges of the 21st century. He unveiled this plan Wednesday during the 2017 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. “The past century has been the Age […]
Blood test may find liver cancer earlier, improve survival
Kang Zhang | Via San Diego Union Tribune. | October 11, 2017Liver cancer can be caught at an early stage through a newly developed blood test, improving the odds for survival, according to a study led by University of California San Diego scientists. The test looks for changed gene activity, caused by a process called methylation, that indicate liver cancer, said Kang Zhang, M.D., the study’s […]
Novel catheter combines FLIm, IVUS to assess plaque buildup in heart patients
Laura Marcu | Via Health Imaging | October 11, 2017A newly developed, single-catheter probe that combines intravascular ultrasounds with fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIm) in one device could be the answer to physicians’ difficulties predicting plaque rupture, a study published in Scientific Reports suggests. The catheter was developed by Laura Marcu, PhD, and colleagues at her UC Davis-based lab. The device was a response to […]
Imaging a killer
Rohit Pappu | Via Washington University in St. Louis | October 9, 2017Huntington’s disease is a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by mutations in one specific gene called huntingtin (Htt). In the 20-plus years since the Htt gene was identified, researchers have focused on the protein encoded by the Htt gene, called Httex1. This protein accumulates in the brains of Huntington’s disease patients, and the […]