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Take Aim: The Five Hottest Problems in Electrical Engineering
Wolfgang Fink | Via Online Engineering Programs | November 8, 2023“Wherever there’s a will, there’s a way. That’s engineering.” Deidra R. Hodges, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University Electrical engineering is a rich field with challenges for tomorrow’s engineers. Sitting at one of the most interesting crossroads of science and technology, its territory stretches across microelectronics, energy […]
Low-dose CT screening can catch lung cancer early – but most people overlook it
Denise Aberle | Via UCLA Health | November 8, 2023CT was shown to be the first and most effective way of reducing lung cancer mortality,’ says UCLA Health’s Dr. Denise Aberle. Most people at greatest risk of lung cancer are overlooking a non-invasive screening that can detect cases early, when treatment can best save lives. November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month and UCLA Health […]
Anesthesia technology precisely controls unconsciousness in animal tests
Emery Brown | Via MIT | November 7, 2023An advanced closed-loop anesthesia delivery system that monitors brain state to tailor propofol dose and achieve exactly the desired level of unconsciousness could reduce post-op side effects. If anesthesiologists had a rigorous means to manage dosing, they could deliver less medicine, maintaining exactly the right depth of unconsciousness while reducing postoperative cognitive side effects in […]
Dr. Marvin Slepian Named Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow
Marvin Slepian | Via University of Arizona | November 6, 2023Marvin J. Slepian, MD, JD, Regents’ Professor of Medicine, Medical Imaging and Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Biomedical Engineering at the UArizona College of Engineering, has been named a 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society(link is external) Fellow. “Being selected as Fellow in BMES is a major honor for which […]
Kevin Tracey receives 2023 Hans Wigzell Research Foundation’s Science Prize
Kevin Tracey | Via The Feinstein Institutes | November 1, 2023The award recognizes the Feinstein Institutes’ president and CEO for his groundbreaking discoveries in vagus nerve stimulation, the inflammatory reflex and bioelectronic medicine The Hans Wigzell Research Foundation today announced that Kevin J. Tracey, MD, president and CEO of Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, is the recipient of the 2023 Hans Wigzell Research […]
Gold particles and light could melt venous malformations away
Dan Kohane | Via Boston Children’s Hospital | October 31, 2023Venous malformations — tissues made up largely of abnormally shaped veins — are often difficult to treat, especially when located in sensitive areas like the eyes, face, and genitourinary organs. In the worst cases, the lesions are disfiguring and can crush or obstruct surrounding tissues, cause bleeding and clotting, interfere with breathing or vision, or […]
Improving Nanotherapeutic Vaccine Delivery
Chad Mirkin | Via Northwestern University | October 30, 2023Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a more effective way of creating nanotherapeutic vaccines and medicines, according to a study published in ACS Nano. “Over the last decade, spherical nucleic acid, or SNA, technology has emerged as a broad therapeutic platform for a wide variety of diseases, including cancer and other illnesses,” said Chad Mirkin, PhD, […]
Engineered Nanoparticles Target Various Biological Targets
Liangfang Zhang | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | October 30, 2023Engineers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed modular nanoparticles that can be easily customized to target different biological entities such as tumors, viruses, or toxins. The surface of the nanoparticles is engineered to host any biological molecules of choice, making it possible to tailor the nanoparticles for a wide array of […]
White House honors CCNY legends Myriam Sarachik and Sheldon Weinbaum
Sheldon Weinbaum | Via The City College of New York | October 25, 2023President Joe Biden has awarded the National Medal of Science to Myriam Sarachik (posthumously) and Sheldon Weinbaum, two of the most distinguished researchers and educators of their generation who, collectively, spent more than a century on faculty at The City College of New York. They were among nine recipients of the medal honored at the […]
Developing New Approaches for Spinal Cord Injury
Samuel Stupp | Via Northwestern Medicine | October 25, 2023Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a molecular “scaffold” capable of enhancing electrical activity and growth in neurons, which may prove useful in treating spinal cord injuries, according to recent results published in ACS Nano. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, 17,730 new spinal cord injuries are diagnosed each year, and an estimated […]
Giant sloths and woolly mammoths: Mining past creatures’ DNA for future antibiotics
Cesar de la Fuente | Via statnews | October 25, 2023Cesar de la Fuente believes the next breakthrough antibiotic might come from animals that have been dead for thousands of years. Since 2021, his lab here at the University of Pennsylvania has built algorithms to trawl genetic databases for protein fragments, called peptides, with microbe-squashing properties. They started with human DNA. But more recently, he’s […]
James Fujimoto awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation
James Fujimoto | Via MIT | October 24, 2023Four from MIT awarded National Medals of Technology, Science James Fujimoto, Eric Swanson, and David Huang are recognized for their technique to rapidly detect diseases of the eye; Subra Suresh is honored for his commitment to research and collaboration across borders. The White House honored four MIT affiliates today with the nation’s highest awards for […]
President Biden gave the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Pitt’s Rory Cooper
Rory Cooper | Via University of Pittsburgh | October 24, 2023Today at the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden awarded Rory Cooper with the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, in honor of Cooper’s careerlong crusade to improve assistive technology for those with disabilities. Cooper, a distinguished professor in Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, joins a […]
Researchers Develop Smartphone App to Analyze Human Motion
Scott Delp | Via Orthopedic Design & Technology | October 24, 2023Could potentially be used to help screen for disease risk, inform rehabilitation decisions and track improvements in motion following treatment. A research team led by Scott L. Delp, Ph.D. of Stanford University and colleagues, and funded by the National Institutes of Health, has developed a smart phone app that can track and analyze a person’s […]
Advancing ultrasound microvessel imaging and AI to improve cancer detection
Azra Alizad | Via Medical Xpress | October 21, 2023Ultrasound—a technology that uses sound waves to produce an image—is commonly used to monitor the development of a baby as it grows inside its mother. But ultrasound imaging also can be used to investigate suspicious masses of tissue and nodules that may be cancerous. Tumors consist not only of cancer cells but also a matrix […]
Immunotherapy Response in Glioblastoma Induced by mRNA Delivered by Extracellular Vesicles
Betty Kim | Via Inside Precision Medicine | October 20, 2023Investigators at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has developed a potentially groundbreaking method for enhancing immunotherapy responses in glioblastoma by using extracellular vesicles loaded with messenger RNA (mRNA). This new approach, detailed in Nature Communications, has solved some of the hurdles faced by mRNA-based therapy approaches for cancer and could lead to […]
Detecting brain tsunamis
Pulkit Grover | Via Carnegie Mellon University | October 20, 2023Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Cincinnati have combined their expertise in engineering and medicine to create a noninvasive method for detecting worsening brain injuries before they happen. This advancement could reshape neurocritical care. A collaboration between researchers in engineering and medicine from Carnegie Mellon University, the University […]
Curbing Lung Cancer Metastasis with Nanoparticle Vaccine
Nicole Steinmetz | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | October 18, 2023Scientists at the University of California (UC), San Diego, have developed an experimental vaccine that could curb the spread of metastatic cancers to the lungs. The key ingredients of the vaccine are nanoparticles that have been engineered to target a protein known to play a central role in cancer growth and spread. The vaccine significantly […]
Nanovis Surpasses 500th Surgery Utilizing Nanotechnology Designated Screws
Thomas Webster | Via Market Watch | October 17, 2023Nanovis, a pioneer in nanotechnology solutions, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its 500th surgery using the groundbreaking FortiFix(TM) pedicle screws. This milestone is not just a numeric achievement but a testament to the innovative application of FDA-designated nanotechnology, ensuring enhanced patient recovery and surgical success. FortiFix(TM) pedicle screws, distinguished as the first […]
VUMC scientists record powerful signal in the brain’s white matter
John Gore | Via Vanderbilt University | October 16, 2023The human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control voluntary movement, and enable speech, learning and cognition, and the axons (white matter), which connect cells to each other and project to the rest of the body. Historically, scientists have concentrated on the gray […]