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Can a blood test help diagnose skin cancer?
Sunitha Nagrath | Via EurekAlert | April 20, 2022New research in Advanced NanoBiomed Research indicates that testing an individual’s blood can reveal the presence of circulating melanoma cells. Such tests may allow patients to forego invasive skin biopsies to determine whether they have skin cancer. The test uses what’s called the Melanoma-specific OncoBean platform conjugated with melanoma-specific antibodies. Investigators at the University of […]
Flexible Printable Electrical Patches for Accelerated Wound Healing
Ali Khademhosseini | Via Terasaki Institute | April 19, 2022There are myriad ways in which people can experience physical wounds – from minor scrapes and abrasions to the effects of surgery, critical injuries, burns and other major traumas. The healing process for these wounds can also vary among individuals and may be adversely affected by underlying health conditions such as vascular insufficiencies, diabetes, obesity […]
Tumors partially destroyed with sound don’t come back
Zhen Xu | Via University of Michigan | April 18, 2022Noninvasive sound technology developed at the University of Michigan breaks down liver tumors in rats, kills cancer cells and spurs the immune system to prevent further spread—an advance that could lead to improved cancer outcomes in humans. By destroying only 50% to 75% of liver tumor volume, the rats’ immune systems were able to clear […]
Rensselaer Professor Jonathan Dordick and Collaborators Work To Develop Nasal Spray To Combat COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Infections
Jonathan Dordick | Via Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | April 12, 2022Rensselaer Professor Jonathan Dordick and collaborators from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Albany Medical College have been awarded $500,000 from the New York State Biodefense Commercialization Fund to engage in research for the development of a Pentosan Polysulfate (PPS)-based nasal spray to block COVID-19. “Despite advances in both therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19, there remains a […]
Engineered bacteria could help protect “good” gut microbes from antibiotics
James Collins | Via MIT | April 11, 2022Antibiotics are life-saving drugs, but they can also harm the beneficial microbes that live in the human gut. Following antibiotic treatment, some patients are at risk of developing inflammation or opportunistic infections such as Clostridiodes difficile. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics on gut microbes can also contribute to the spread of resistance to the drugs. In […]
Innovative Therapy that “Tricks” and Destroys Cancer Cells Advances to Clinical Trial
Kathleen Schmainda | Via PR Newswire | April 8, 2022A novel therapy studied at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center has led to a clinical trial for the treatment of glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, yet the most common primary brain tumor in adults. Despite decades of research globally, only incremental gains have been made to extend or […]
Nicholas Peppas, a chorus of healthcare materials
Nicholas Peppas | Via Advanced Science News | April 7, 2022A pioneer of advanced healthcare materials, Nicholas Peppas continues to innovate in the fields of healthcare materials and drug delivery. Few active scientists could be considered pioneers. Often, it is through the lens of hindsight that we appreciate an individual’s or group’s contribution to a field, but Nicholas Peppas has truly pioneered the development of […]
The quest for safer, more effective drugs for irregular heartbeat
Jianmin Cui | Via Washington University in St. Louis | April 7, 2022Irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, affects about 5 million people in the United States, and interestingly, some of the drugs used to treat the condition can also cause it. A biomedical engineer in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is going deep into the basic mechanisms that lead to arrhythmia to […]
Study reveals the dynamics of human milk production
Bonnie Berger | Via MIT | April 5, 2022For the first time, MIT researchers have performed a large-scale, high-resolution study of the cells in breast milk, allowing them to track how these cells change over time in nursing mothers. By analyzing human breast milk produced between three days and nearly two years after childbirth, the researchers were able to identify a variety of […]
Artificial intelligence may improve diabetes diagnosis
Ronald Summers | Via EurekAlert | April 5, 2022Using a fully-automated artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning model, researchers were able to identify early signs of type 2 diabetes on abdominal CT scans, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 13% of all U.S. adults and an additional 34.5% of adults meet the criteria for prediabetes. […]
A tribute to Professor Colin Gerald Caro (1925-2022)
Colin Caro | Via imperial | April 4, 2022The Department of Bioengineering remembers Emeritus Professor Colin Caro, an integral and much loved pillar of the Bioengineering community. Professor Caro was born in Durban, South Africa in 1925. He was awarded a Doctorate in Medicine (MD) from the University of Witwatersrand in 1961, for a thesis entitled “Pulmonary Function in Patients with Kyphoscoliosis” in […]
AIMBE Founding Fellow Awarded ASEE Outstanding Teaching Award
Charles Robinson | Via ASEE | March 30, 2022Saturday March 26, 2022 in Syracuse, the St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Education awarded AIMBE Founding Fellow and former Chair of the College of Fellows, Dr. Charles Robinson their 2022 Outstanding Teaching Award. That puts him in contention for the 2023 national ASEE award. The Section covers universities throughout all of […]
Engineering researchers develop porous nanoparticles for regenerative medicine
Akhilesh Gaharwar | Via Science Daily | March 30, 2022Stem cells can develop into many different types of cells in the body. For instance, when a person is injured, stem cells come to the site of the injury and aid in healing damaged tissues. New nanotechnology developed by a team of researchers from Texas A&M University could leverage the body’s regenerative potential by directing […]
Computer Helps ‘Locked-In’ ALS Patients Communicate, Shop Online
Douglas Weber | Via HealthDay News | March 30, 2022A handful of “locked-in” amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients can now work a laptop computer using their brain waves, thanks to an implant lodged in a major vein inside their skull. The implant — a stent lined with 16 miniscule electrodes — is nestled in a vein located near the motor cortex of completely paralyzed […]
Sticky Nanoparticles Fight Skin Cancer
Mark Saltzman | Via Yale University | March 30, 2022The holy grail of dermatology, says Michael Girardi, MD, FAAD, Professor of Dermatology, is a simple nonsurgical treatment for skin cancers. Dr. Girardi’s quest may soon be over. He and his collaborator, W. Mark Saltzman, PhD, Goizueta Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and of Chemical Engineering, have the […]
Injectable electrodes could prevent deadly heart arrhythmias
Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez | Via AAAS | March 25, 2022Heart attacks and strokes triggered by electrical misfiring in the heart are among the biggest killers on the planet. Now, researchers have created a “liquid wire” that, when injected into pig hearts, can guide the organs to a normal rhythm. The results, presented here this week at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, are […]
Human Factors Drive Radiology Error Rates
Elizabeth Krupinski | Via RSNA | March 25, 2022In 1949, radiologist Leo Henry Garland, MD, former RSNA president, published his first of several articles on errors in radiology. Among his findings, Dr. Garland discovered that experienced radiologists would miss important findings in approximately 30% of chest radiographs positive for radiologic evidence of disease. The ensuing decades saw the development of contrast agents, the […]
This Algorithm Designs Proteins From Scratch to Accelerate Drug Discovery
David Baker | Via Singularity Hub | March 24, 2022The proteins that control our lives are like rolling tumbleweeds. Each has a tangled, unique shape, with spiky side-branches dotting its surface. Hidden in the nooks and crannies are the locks to battle our most notorious foes—cancer, diabetes, infections, or even aging—if we can find the right key. We just got a universal key maker. […]
In animal study, implant churns out CAR-T cells to combat cancer
Frances Ligler | Via Science Daily | March 24, 2022Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed an implantable biotechnology that produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking cancerous tumors. In a proof-of-concept study involving lymphoma in mice, the researchers found that treatment with the implants was faster and more effective than conventional CAR-T cell […]
New method of pancreatic islet cryopreservation marks breakthrough for diabetes cure
John Bischof | Via Science Daily | March 23, 2022Engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Mayo Clinic have developed a new process for successfully storing specialized pancreatic islet cells at very low temperatures and rewarming them, enabling the potential for on-demand islet transplantation. The breakthrough discovery in cryopreservation is a major step forward in a cure for diabetes. […]