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Better Than A Pill
Lori Setton | Via Wash. U. STL | February 9, 2017A twisted ankle, broken hip or torn knee cartilage are all common injuries that can have medical ramifications long after the initial incident that causes them. Associated pain, inflammation, joint degeneration and even osteoarthritis can sideline a variety of different people: athletes, weekend warriors and patients who are either aging or inactive. A team from […]
Better Than A Pill
David Kaplan | Via Wash. U. STL | February 9, 2017A twisted ankle, broken hip or torn knee cartilage are all common injuries that can have medical ramifications long after the initial incident that causes them. Associated pain, inflammation, joint degeneration and even osteoarthritis can sideline a variety of different people: athletes, weekend warriors and patients who are either aging or inactive. A team from […]
Better Than A Pill
Farshid Guilak | Via Wash. U. STL | February 9, 2017A twisted ankle, broken hip or torn knee cartilage are all common injuries that can have medical ramifications long after the initial incident that causes them. Associated pain, inflammation, joint degeneration and even osteoarthritis can sideline a variety of different people: athletes, weekend warriors and patients who are either aging or inactive. A team from […]
Dobson Receives International Journal of Nanomedicine Distinguished Scientist Award
JonDobson | Via U. Florida | February 1, 2017Dr. Jon Dobson, UF BME professor, has been selected for the International Journal of Nanomedicine Distinguished Scientist Award. The Distinguished Scientist Award recognizes an established scientist who has made significant contribution to the field of nanomedicine. Dobson will receive this award at the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting in Minneapolis on April 6, 2017.The International Journal […]
TBEP and MBD: Engineered Smart Scaffolds Could Help Repair Damaged Hearts And Muscles
Michael Sefton | Via U. Toronto | January 25, 2017A scar on your skin may be insignificant, but a scar on your heart could be deadly. Scar tissue in muscle can impair its function and lead to long-term damage, from limping to heart failure. Leading-edge research from U of T Engineering is addressing this challenge. Two multidisciplinary teams consisting of engineers, biologists, physicians and […]
Renowned bioengineer to Join Harvard Faculty
Samir Mitragotri | Via Harvard | January 23, 2017Samir Mitragotri, a leading chemical- and bio-engineer who develops new techniques and materials for treating conditions such as diabetes, cancer and bleeding disorders, will join the faculty of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). He is currently the Mellichamp Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, […]
Winners announced in the Blackwood Design Awards 2016
Rory Cooper | Via Blackwood | January 23, 2017After months of planning and preparation, last Friday marked the ‘Dragon’s Den’ style finale of the Blackwood Design Awards 2016. We assembled a panel of judges from various sectors of expertise and Skyped our finalists from all over the world including Japan and the USA. The winner of the ‘Best New Concept’ was the MeBot created by […]
Xin Zhang Named IEEE Fellow
Xin Zhang | Via Boston University | January 20, 2017Professor Xin Zhang has been named fellows with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for her “contributions to microelectromechanical systems.” Zhang has applied MEMS techniques to develop metamaterials, arrays of engineered structures that act like artificial atoms and exhibit unusual properties such as negative refractive indices and cloaking. She has focused on creating […]
Biomedical Pioneer, Gilda Barabino, Video Profile
Gilda Barabino | Via MAKE IT COUNT | January 18, 2017In this latest episode of MAKE IT COUNT, meet Dr. Gilda Barabino, Dean of the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York…a true pioneer and woman of her time. She is a biomedical engineer, who as an African-American, a woman, has broken stereotypes and achieved the highest honors in her field. […]
Researchers Use Salmonella Bacteria To Combat Brain Tumors
Ravi Bellamkonda | Via Duke Chronicle | January 18, 2017Although most people associate salmonella with a bad case of food poisoning, a team of Duke scientists have shown that the bacteria could potentially be used to treat cancer. Led by Ravi Bellamkonda, Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, the researchers adopted a strain of Salmonella typhimurium and made several genetic modifications to […]
KAIST to Participate in the 2017 Davos Forum
Sang Yup Lee | Via KAIST | January 17, 2017KAIST representatives will join high profile, multi-stakeholder dialogues with global leaders across the world to discuss higher education, science, and technological innovation. KAIST President Sung-Mo Kang and Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department will participate in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting (a.k.a., Davos Forum) on January […]
Professors Ateshian and Myers Win ASME Honors for Bioengineering Research
Gerard Ateshian | Via Columbia | January 17, 2017Two mechanical engineering professors have won top honors from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Gerard Ateshian, Andrew Walz Professor of Mechanical Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, was awarded the 2017 H.R. Lissner Medal for his “outstanding contributions to theoretical formulations and experimental investigations of cartilage mechanics and tissue engineering, and for pivotal […]
Guigen Zhang Begins Term as President of the Institute of Biological Engineering
Guigen Zhang | Via Clemson | January 12, 2017On January 1, 2017, Guigen Zhang, Professor and Associate Chair for Program Development and Outreach, Department of Bioengineering; and Executive Director, Institute of Biological Interfaces of Engineering, began his term as president of the Institute of Biological Engineering. Here, Zhang shares his vision on the possibility of a biological revolution and his belief in solving […]
DNA Duplicator Small Enough To Hold In Your Hand
COF-0397 | Via Vanderbilt | January 12, 2017Imagine a “DNA photocopier” small enough to hold in your hand that could identify the bacteria or virus causing an infection even before the symptoms appear. This possibility is raised by a fundamentally new method for controlling a powerful but finicky process called the polymerase chain reaction. PCR was developed in 1983 by Kary Mullis, […]
Wagner Named Fellow of NAI
William Wagner | Via Pitt Chronicle | January 11, 2017With 17 patents and more than 40 invention disclosures to his name, University of Pittsburgh professor William Wagner has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). According to the NAI, the honor is “the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or […]
Michael Miller: Catching Alzheimer’s Early
Michael Miller | Via Johns Hopkins, Department of Biomedical Engineering | January 11, 2017Michael Miller, the Herschel and Ruth Sedar Professor of Biomedical Engineering and University Gilman Scholar, is analyzing MRI brain images of the elderly to unveil lurking signs of Alzheimer’s that cognitive tests cannot detect. The causes and cures of this neurodegenerative disease are still unclear, but researchers know that the brain begins to change even […]
University Of Minnesota Research Shows That People Can Control A Robotic Arm With Only Their Minds
Bin He | Via U. Minnesota | January 9, 2017Groundbreaking study demonstrates potential to help millions of people with disabilitiesMINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (12/14/2016) — Researchers at the University of Minnesota have made a major breakthrough that allows people to control a robotic arm using only their minds. The research has the potential to help millions of people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative […]
CWRU, Cleveland Clinic’s work with Microsoft HoloLens featured on CBS Sunday Morning
Mark Griswold | Via The Daily | January 9, 2017CBS News: CBS Sunday Morning featured Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic’s work with Microsoft HoloLens to teach medical students anatomy. Mark Griswold, professor of radiology, and Nicole Wise, a first-year medical student, explained how the device offers a new perspective on the human body.
Researchers’ Sensor Integrates Inflammatory Bowel Disease Detection Into Colonoscopy Procedure
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen | Via Vanderbilt | January 5, 2017Vanderbilt researchers have developed the first sensor capable of objectively identifying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and distinguishing between its two subtypes. The device represents a substantial achievement toward a more personalized approach to diagnosing and treating IBD, a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract affecting more than 1 million Americans. Current diagnostic and treatment procedures […]
Frequency, Led by MIT’s Langer, Aims to Fight Hearing Loss With Drugs
Robert Langer | Via Xconomy | January 5, 2017Concerts, power tools, screeching subway trains—they are among the many loud noises that can cause hearing loss by killing off the hair cells in our inner ear that pick up sounds. A new Cambridge, MA-based biotech, founded by famed MIT researcher Bob Langer and Harvard Medical School’s Jeff Karp, believes it has drugs that can […]