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Dean Jennifer L. West Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Jennifer West | Via University of Virginia | October 9, 2023Jennifer L. West, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia, has been elected to the prestigious NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, one of the highest recognitions in health and medicine. The National Academy of Medicine is one of three institutions that make up the National Academies, operating under […]
Rashid Bashir elected to National Academy of Medicine
Rashid Bashir | Via University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | October 9, 2023Rashid Bashir, dean of The Grainger College of Engineering and professor of bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. A pioneer at the intersection of engineering and medicine, Bashir was elected “for seminal contributions and visionary leadership in micro and nanoscale biosensors and diagnostics, bioengineering early […]
Bioprinted Skin Heals Wounds in Pigs With Minimal Scarring—Humans Are Next
Anthony Atala | Via Singularity Hub | October 9, 2023Our skin is a natural wonder of bioengineering. The largest organ in the body, it’s a waterproof defense system that protects against infections. It’s packed with sweat glands that keep us cool in soaring temperatures. It can take a serious beating—sunburns, scratches and scrapes, cooking oil splatters, and other accidents in daily life—but rapidly regenerates. […]
Tumor-destroying sound waves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans
Zhen Xu | Via University of Michigan | October 9, 2023Technique developed at the University of Michigan provides a noninvasive alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of sound waves to break down tumors—a technique called histotripsy—in humans for liver treatment. Pioneered at the University of Michigan, histotripsy offers a promising alternative to […]
National Academy of Medicine elects three new members from Emory, honors a fourth
Wilbur Lam | Via Emory University | October 9, 2023The National Academy of Medicine announced Monday that three individuals from Emory University have been elected to the Academy, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Daniele Fallin, PhD, Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD, and Ighovwerha Ofotokun, MD, MSc, were among the 90 regular members and 10 internal members elected during […]
Jens Nielsen elected to US National Academy of Medicine
Jens Nielsen | Via National Academy of Medicine | October 9, 2023The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. … Jens […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) and biomaterials: A perfect BandAId™
Thomas Webster | Via Open Access Government | October 6, 2023Thomas J Webster, Ph.D., Professor and Entrepreneur, is investigating the potential of AI in medical applications and biomaterial production What is Artificial Intelligence? According to the Webster’s dictionary definition, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is: a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behaviour in computers, and/or the capability of a machine to imitate […]
Scientists uncover COVID’s weakness
Jiayu Liao | Via University of California | September 21, 2023In a new paper published in the journal Viruses, the UC Riverside research team describes an important discovery. The protein in COVID that enables the virus to make copies of itself, called N, requires the help of human cells to perform its job. Genetic instructions in our cells are transcribed from DNA to messenger RNA, […]
Going with the flow: Emory’s Hanjoong Jo’s new approach to heart disease
Hanjoong Jo | Via Emory University | September 20, 2023If you’ve ever watched floating leaves as they glide down a meandering stream, you’ve probably noticed the little eddies that build up when the water bends around a sharp corner, creating turbulence in contrast to the stream’s more placid center. Look a little closer and you’ll see how complicated those disturbed flows can be, stressing […]
AI vs. Superbugs: Artificial Intelligence and the Search for New Antibiotics
Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez | Via Science History | September 19, 2023The specter of antibiotic-resistant bacteria looms large in our society. In two presentations we delve into AI-assisted research into antibiotic drug development. We will explore the latest research using AI to search the human genome for microbe-fighting peptides, as well as using AI as a novel approach to testing the susceptibility of antibiotics. Continue […]
Research identifies new potential hurdle for nano-based therapies
Betty Kim | Via MD Anderson Cancer Center | September 18, 2023Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that certain nano-based cancer therapies may be less effective in younger patients, highlighting the need for further investigation into the impact of aging on the body’s ability to respond to treatment. The researchers found age-related differences are due to how effectively the liver […]
DNA Computer Can Do Math, May Have Clinical and Diagnostic Potential
Chunhai Fan | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | September 13, 2023Ground has been broken on developing “computers” made of DNA. Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China demonstrated that they could build DNA integrated circuits (DICs) for general-purpose, meaning that the integrated circuits allow software programming and are not fixed to perform a certain function. These general-purpose DICs were shown to be capable of […]
Merryman, Lindsley make headway in drug development to cure pulmonary arterial hypertension
David Merryman | Via Vanderbilt University | September 13, 2023Research led by David Merryman, a professor of biomedical engineering, pharmacology and medicine who holds the Walters Family Chair, has resulted in the development of VU6047534, a new drug that treats pulmonary arterial hypertension—a type of high blood pressure that affects arteries in the lungs and in the heart—without serious neurological side effects. Merryman conducted […]
Virtual drug quiets noise in heart tissue images
Guy Genin | Via Washington University in St. Louis | September 11, 2023Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new computational approach to removing movement in images of expanding and contracting heart cells and tissues. By computationally removing movement, the algorithm mimics a drug’s action in stopping the heart, without compromising cellular structure or tissue contractility. Results of the research, led by Nathaniel Huebsch, […]
AI tool helps optimize antibody medicines
Peter Tessier | Via University of Michigan | September 11, 2023Antibody treatments may be able to activate the immune system to fight diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and colorectal cancer, but they are less effective when they bind with themselves and other molecules that aren’t markers of disease. Now, new machine-learning algorithms developed at the University of Michigan can highlight problem areas in antibodies that make […]
Bioengineers Make Substantial Advances with Saliva-Based THC Sensor
Shalini Prasad | Via University of Texas at Dallas | September 8, 2023University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a hand-held rapid saliva test that can measure the level of THC, the major active component in marijuana, with 94% accuracy. The device, called CannibiSenS, also can distinguish between THC and CBD, a component of the cannabis plant that does not cause a psychoactive effect and is […]
The cactus chemist: Dr. Norma Alcantar
Norma Alcantar | Via USPTO | September 5, 2023Among the typical things you’d expect to find in a chemical engineer’s office — honorary awards, patent plaques, and books like “Environmental Analytical Chemistry” and “Introducing Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” — Dr. Norma Alcantar’s office at the University of South Florida (USF) also showcases her love of life and teaching with books like “Intentional Integrity,” a […]
A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test
Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez | Via University of Pennsylvania | September 1, 2023César de la Fuente and a team of Penn engineers work on creative ways to create faster and cheaper testing for COVID-19. Their latest innovation incorporates speed and cost-effectiveness with eco-friendly materials. When it comes to COVID-19 testing, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, are the “gold standard” for diagnostic testing. However, these tests are hampered […]
Enhanced Tumor Modeling Using Laponite Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting
Ali Khademhosseini | Via Terasaki Institute | August 25, 2023Scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have developed a nanoengineered bioink with improved bonding and cross-linking capabilities for 3D bioprinting of tumor models. A key component of this bioink is Laponite, highly charged, disk-shaped, crystalline nanoparticles. As explained in their recent paper in Biofabrication, these nanoparticles were shown to enhance the biological […]
Engineered Proteins Take On Cancer’s Epigenome
Karmella Haynes | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | August 24, 2023In addition to characterizing the genetic basis for different cancers, scientists are increasingly interested in the role of the epigenome in tumor development, and possible therapies that can target genes repressed by chemically modifying chromatin in cancer. Part of what makes the epigenome an attractive target is the possibility of hitting a system of proteins […]