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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 […]
Researchers develop microneedle patch for flu vaccination
Mark Prausnitz | Via National Institutes of Health | June 27, 2017A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has shown that an influenza vaccine can produce robust immune responses and be administered safely with an experimental patch of dissolving microneedles. The method is an alternative to needle-and-syringe immunization; with further development, it could eliminate […]
Tom Chau inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Tom Chau | Via University of Toronto | June 27, 2017Professor Tom Chau has been inducted as a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). He is one of nine professors and alumni from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and 50 engineers across Canada to be inducted this year. The CAE is a national institution through which Canada’s most […]
Detecting Diluteness
Rohit V. Pappu | Via Washington University in St. Louis | June 26, 2017New experimental and theoretical approaches ‘dive into the pool’ of membranes organelles Inside each and every living cell, there are miniscule structures called membraneless organelles. These tiny powerhouses use chemistry to cue the inner workings of a cell — movement, division and even self-destruction. A collaboration between engineers at Princeton University and Washington University in […]
Early MRI may lower costs for prostate cancer treatment
Mark Griswold | Via Case Western Reserve | June 19, 2017Study finds MRI and MRI-guided biopsy cheaper long-term than standard ultrasound A diagnostic MRI followed by one of three MRI-guided biopsy strategies is a cost-effective method to detect prostate cancer, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Researchers compared MR-guided approaches to […]
Larry Fennigkoh was inducted into Hall of Fame at American College of Clinical Engineering
Larry Fennigkoh | Via ACCE | June 17, 2017Dr. Fennigkoh is inducted for his pioneering work in developing a medical device inventory inclusion algorithm that significantly reduced the maintenance and regulatory burden for many of the nation’s hospitals. He is also being recognized for his application of human factors principles in device incident investigations and the reduction of medical error. Dr. Fennigkoh earned […]
American College of Clinical Engineering awarded Thomas Bauld for 2017 Tom O’Dea Advocacy Award
Thomas Bauld | Via ACCE | June 17, 2017Tom has been a leader in the CE community ever since his first position with Sinai Hospital of Detroit. While finishing his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, he changed direction from fundamental research to an applied biomedical engineering career partly by self-study of the field which was then focusing on the narrow issue of […]
Artificial Cartilage Under Tension as Strong as Natural
Kyriacos Athanasiou | Via University of California, Davis | June 12, 2017Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have created a lab-grown tissue similar to natural cartilage by giving it a bit of a stretch. The tissue, grown under tension but without a supporting scaffold, shows similar mechanical and biochemical properties to natural cartilage. The results are published June 12 in the journal Nature Materials. […]
New robotic exosuit could push the limits of human performance
Donald Ingber | Via Harvard University | June 2, 2017Wearable technologies for athletes and consumers a growing possibility By Lindsay Brownell, Wyss Institute Communications What if you could improve your average running pace from 9:14 minutes/mile to 8:49 minutes/mile without weeks of training? Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University […]
fMRI maps electrical activity in brain as precisely as more invasive methods, study finds
John Gore | Via Vanderbilt University | May 31, 2017A commonly used brain scanning technique can map electrical activity under the skull as precisely as more invasive methods that rely on probes or electrodes, according to a research team led by John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science and professor of biomedical engineering. The study supports the potential usefulness of […]
Drug-delivery method holds promise for controlling crop parasites
Nicole F. Steinmetz | Via Case Western Reserve | May 30, 2017Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are applying drug-delivery technology to agriculture to control parasitic roundworms more effectively and safely. The tiny roundworms, or nematodes, cause $157 billion in crop failures worldwide each year, other researchers estimate, largely because they’re beyond the reach of pesticides. The chemicals disperse poorly into soil, while the parasites feed […]
Mind-controlled device helps stroke patients retrain brains to move paralyzed hands
Daniel Moran | Via Washington University in St. Louis | May 26, 2017Device reads brain signals, converts them into motion By Tamara Bhandari May 26, 2017 Stroke patients who learned to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over their paralyzed hands gained some control over their hands, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. By mentally […]
U of T Engineering research paves way for an off-the-shelf supply of cells for immunotherapy
Peter Zandstra | Via University of Toronto | May 25, 2017Bioengineering and professional soccer may not have much in common at first glance, but Nafees Rahman (ChemE 0T7, ChemE & IBBME PhD 1T7) sees a clear link between the career path he chose and his childhood dream. “Soccer is a team sport and research is also about a team — you can never do it […]
Julia Ross named Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering
Julia Ross, Ph.D. | Via Virginia Tech | May 24, 2017Julia Ross, who becomes dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech on July 31, has been named the Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean’s Chair in Engineering was established in 2006 by Eric E. Schmidt, chairman and chief executive […]
Tom Webster on National Geographic, Episode 2
Thomas J. Webster | Via Northeastern | May 24, 2017ChE Chair Tom Webster, speaking about his nanotechnology research, was featured in Episode 2 of Year Million, a National Geographic television series on what life is going to be like for humans one million years in the future. What was once conceived as science fiction is now anchored in reality. YEAR MILLION, a new six-part […]
Neuromechanics of Flamingos’ Amazing Feats of Balance
Lena Ting | Via The Conversation | May 23, 2017Authors Lena Ting – Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Emory University Young-Hui Chang – Professor of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology — If you’ve watched flamingos at the zoo – or if you’re lucky, in the wild – you’ve likely wondered how flamingos manage to sleep standing on […]
New Chair Named for Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University
Susan Margulies | Via Georgia Institute of Technology | May 22, 2017Susan Margulies, Ph.D., named the Wallace H. Coulter Chair Susan Margulies, Ph.D., has been named the Wallace H. Coulter Chair of the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Georgia Tech and Emory University, and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Injury Biomechanics. Her appointments are effective August 1. Margulies is currently professor of […]
Donald Peterson named new dean of engineering and technology
Donald Peterson | Via Northern Illinois University | May 19, 2017An accomplished researcher who straddles the line between engineering and medicine has been appointed the new dean of the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. The NIU Board of Trustees appointed Donald Peterson, former dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, to the role May 18 after […]