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Wireless brain implant monitors neurotransmitters in real-time
John Rogers | Via Phys.org | January 16, 2023Scientists have developed a wireless, battery-free implant capable of monitoring dopamine signals in the brain in real-time in small animal models, an advance that could aid in understanding the role neurochemicals play in neurological disorders. The device, detailed in a study published in ACS Nano, activates or inhibits specific neurons in the brain using light, […]
Scientists develop novel mRNA delivery method using extracellular vesicles
Betty Kim | Via MD Anderson Cancer Center | January 12, 2023A team of researchers led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has developed a novel delivery system for messenger RNA (mRNA) using extracellular vesicles (EVs). The new technique has the potential to overcome many of the delivery hurdles faced by other promising mRNA therapies. In the study, published today in Nature Biomedical […]
The 2023 SPIE Aden and Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award
Wolfgang Fink | Via SPIE | January 11, 2023Wolfgang Fink is a theoretical physicist and the inaugural Edward and Maria Keonjian Endowed Chair of Microelectronics with joint appointments in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Systems and Industrial Engineering; Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; and Ophthalmology and Vision Science at the University of Arizona. Previously, he was a Senior Researcher at […]
Mechanism Behind Osteoarthritis Could Lead to New Treatments
Fabrisia Ambrosio | Via Mirage News | January 10, 2023Researchers in the United States and Japan have discovered a new mechanism that links age-related cartilage tissue stiffening with the repression of a key protein associated with longevity. These findings enhance the understanding of mechanisms that lead to the deterioration of joints that causes osteoarthritis, according to the authors of a new study, published January […]
University of Toronto scientists use machine learning to fast-track drug formulation development
Christine Allen | Via EurekAlert | January 10, 2023Scientists at the University of Toronto have successfully tested the use of machine learning models to guide the design of long-acting injectable drug formulations. The potential for machine learning algorithms to accelerate drug formulation could reduce the time and cost associated with drug development, making promising new medicines available faster. The study was published today […]
GPT-3’s Next Mark: Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Through Speech
Hualou Liang | Via Singularity Hub | January 10, 2023There’s one deceptively simple early sign of Alzheimer’s not often talked about: a subtle change in speech patterns. Increased hesitation. Grammatical mistakes. Forgetting the meaning of a word, or mispronouncing common words—or favorite phrases and idioms—that used to flow naturally. Scientists have long thought to decode this linguistic degeneration as an early indicator of Alzheimer’s. […]
NIH launches at-home COVID-19 test and virtual treatment program
Bruce Tromberg | Via Innovate Healthcare - HealthExec | January 6, 2023A new at-home testing and treatment program for COVID-19 is on its way to selected communities. The program, called the Home Test to Treat program, is being launched by the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). […]
Researchers Hunt Biomarkers – Potential Keys to Long COVID
David Walt | Via WebMD | January 6, 2023Even if the causes of long COVID remain confusing, researchers are zeroing in on biomarkers – compounds that can be detected and measured – that can help them better diagnose and treat the condition. The eventual goal: a simple test to help determine who has long COVID and whether treatments are helping. “The hope is […]
Investigators find lab-grown retinal eye cells make key connections, open door for clinical trials to treat blindness
David Gamm | Via Modern Retina | January 6, 2023Retinal cells grown from stem cells can reach out and connect with neighbors, according to a new study, completing a “handshake” that may show the cells are ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders. According to a news release, more than a decade ago, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison developed a way […]
Young Adults Develop Rare Complication After COVID Vaccine: Study
David Walt | Via Mirage News | January 4, 2023Myocarditis, a condition in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed, is a rare complication that can occur after mRNA COVID vaccination. It’s estimated that roughly 18 cases occur in every 1 million vaccine doses administered, making it so rare that it is challenging to find cases to investigate. In a new study by researchers from […]
A heart valve that grows along with a child could reduce invasive surgeries
Elazer Edelman | Via Boston Children's Hospital | January 4, 2023Clinical trials have started for the first prosthetic pulmonary valve replacement that is specifically designed for pediatric patients and can expand over time inside a child’s anatomy. Instead of having invasive replacement surgeries every few years, as is the practice now, a child can have the valve fitted to their individual body size and, if […]
Tracking radiation treatment in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy
Xueding Wang | Via University of Michigan | January 3, 2023Radiation, used to treat half of all cancer patients, can be measured during treatment for the first time with precise 3D imaging developed at the University of Michigan. By capturing and amplifying tiny sound waves created when X-rays heat tissues in the body, medical professionals can map the radiation dose within the body, giving them […]
Self-assembling proteins can store cellular “memories”
Edward Boyden | Via MIT | January 2, 2023As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular pathways. MIT engineers have now coaxed cells to inscribe the history of these events in a long protein chain that can be imaged using a light microscope. Cells programmed to produce these chains continuously add building blocks that encode particular […]
Can the AI driving ChatGPT help to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease?
Hualou Liang | Via eurekalert | December 22, 2022The artificial intelligence algorithms behind the chatbot program ChatGPT — which has drawn attention for its ability to generate humanlike written responses to some of the most creative queries — might one day be able to help doctors detect Alzheimer’s Disease in its early stages. Research from Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and […]
Potentially deadly infection has dangerous ally lurking in our guts
Jason Papin | Via Science Daily | December 21, 2022New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and collaborators reveals how microorganisms found in our guts can worsen dangerous C. difficile infections. The discovery could help doctors identify patients at risk for severe illness and open the door to new treatments. C. difficile is a bacterium that can cause potentially deadly infections, […]
BME 2.0: Engineering the Future of Medicine
Michael Miller | Via BMEF | December 21, 2022Abstract If the 20th century was the age of mapping and controlling the external world, the 21st century is the biomedical age of mapping and controlling the biological internal world. The biomedical age is bringing new technological breakthroughs for sensing and controlling human biomolecules, cells, tissues, and organs, which underpin new frontiers in the biomedical […]
BME 2.0: Engineering the Future of Medicine
Jordan Green | Via BMEF | December 21, 2022Abstract If the 20th century was the age of mapping and controlling the external world, the 21st century is the biomedical age of mapping and controlling the biological internal world. The biomedical age is bringing new technological breakthroughs for sensing and controlling human biomolecules, cells, tissues, and organs, which underpin new frontiers in the biomedical […]
BME 2.0: Engineering the Future of Medicine
Fred Epstein | Via BMEF | December 21, 2022Abstract If the 20th century was the age of mapping and controlling the external world, the 21st century is the biomedical age of mapping and controlling the biological internal world. The biomedical age is bringing new technological breakthroughs for sensing and controlling human biomolecules, cells, tissues, and organs, which underpin new frontiers in the biomedical […]
BME 2.0: Engineering the Future of Medicine
Jane Grande-Allen | Via BMEF | December 21, 2022Abstract If the 20th century was the age of mapping and controlling the external world, the 21st century is the biomedical age of mapping and controlling the biological internal world. The biomedical age is bringing new technological breakthroughs for sensing and controlling human biomolecules, cells, tissues, and organs, which underpin new frontiers in the biomedical […]
BME 2.0: Engineering the Future of Medicine
Cato Laurencin | Via BMEF | December 21, 2022Abstract If the 20th century was the age of mapping and controlling the external world, the 21st century is the biomedical age of mapping and controlling the biological internal world. The biomedical age is bringing new technological breakthroughs for sensing and controlling human biomolecules, cells, tissues, and organs, which underpin new frontiers in the biomedical […]