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Synthetic Plugs Offer Alternative to Total Knee Replacements
Melissa Grunlan | Via Texas A&M University | April 30, 2024Dr. Melissa Grunlan is developing synthetic plugs for patients suffering from chronic knee pain or disabilities that would avoid total knee replacements. Osteochondral defects (OCDs) can cause damage to cartilage and underlying bone, leading to chronic pain and loss of joint function. Depending on the extent of damage, individuals must undergo surgical treatment, the most […]
Researchers create new, stronger way to repair lining of brain and spinal cord
David Mooney | Via The Highland County Press | April 26, 2024Researchers have developed a more durable way to repair the dural membrane (dura) that lines the brain and spinal cord. The strong and highly adhesive hydrogel called Dural Tough Adhesive (DTA) solves key problems that may happen when repairing the dural membrane lining after trauma or surgery. The dural membrane is the outermost of three […]
Smart nanoparticles may be able to deliver drugs to heart after heart attack
Jianjun Guan | Via Washington University in St. Louis | April 25, 2024Guan creates custom nanoparticles to fight inflammation, fibrosis Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and about 300,000 of those do not have surgery afterward to restore blood flow. These patients rely on drugs to reduce inflammation and inhibit scar […]
Researchers evaluate lung cancer treatment that can be inhaled
Ke Cheng | Via Healio | April 24, 2024Researchers at Columbia University’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center are investigating a lung cancer treatment that can be delivered directly to the lungs. The treatment, which involves the inhalation of interleukin-12 (IL-12) messenger RNA, uses nanobubbles to facilitate local delivery to the lungs with fewer off-target side effects. Results of a preclinical study, published in […]
Circadian rhythms can influence drugs’ effectiveness
Sangeeta Bhatia | Via MIT | April 24, 2024MIT researchers find circadian variations in liver function play an important role in how drugs are broken down in the body. Giving drugs at different times of day could significantly affect how they are metabolized in the liver, according to a new study from MIT. Using tiny, engineered livers derived from cells from human donors, […]
Engineered Peptides Stimulate Antitumor Immune Responses in Mice
Betty Kim | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 22, 2024Researchers have designed a new method for developing immunotherapy drugs using engineered peptides to elicit a natural immune response inside the body. More specifically, they showed, in antigen presenting cells, that “the hydrophobicity, electrostatic charge, and secondary conformation of helical polypeptides can be optimized to stimulate innate immune pathways via endoplasmic reticulum stress.” In preclinical […]
LeDuc named 2023 AAAS Fellow
Phil LeDuc | Via Carnegie Mellon University | April 22, 2024Philip LeDuc, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a 2023 Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is being recognized for his outstanding research contributions in “experimental cellular and molecular mechanics, biologically inspired engineered approaches, and global challenges both medical and nature inspired with integrated […]
Novel theranostic tool allows for noninvasive identification and treatment of ovarian cancer
Jason Lewis | Via EurekAlert | April 4, 2024A new radiotheranostic system has the ability to detect and treat ovarian cancer noninvasively, according to new research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Combining the highly specific huAR9.6 antibody with PET and therapeutic radionuclides, this theranostic platform may provide more personalized treatment to improve health outcomes for ovarian cancer […]
How to grow inorganic functional nanomaterials—quantum dots—in the nucleus of live cells
Dai-Wen Pang | Via EurekAlert | April 3, 2024Recently, National Science Review published the research work on the synthesis of quantum dots (QDs) in the nucleus of live cells by Dr. Hu Yusi, Associate Professor Wang Zhi-Gang, and Professor Pang Dai-Wen from Nankai University. During the study of QDs synthesis in mammalian cells, it was found that the treatment with glutathione (GSH) enhanced […]
Savannah Partridge Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Savannah Partridge | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Savannah C. Partridge, Ph.D., Professor at University of Washington to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent […]
Valentin Pavlov Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Valentin Pavlov | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Valentin A. Pavlov, Ph.D., Professor at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the […]
Bryan Pfister Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Bryan Pfister | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Bryan J. Pfister, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological […]
Mariagrazia Pizza Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Mariagrazia Pizza | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Mariagrazia Pizza, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology at Imperial College London to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two […]
Thomas Rando Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Thomas Rando | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Thomas Rando, MD, Ph.D., Director at Broad Stem Cell Research Center at University of California, Los Angeles to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and […]
Robert Rennaker Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Robert Rennaker | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Robert L. Rennaker, II, Ph.D., Professor at University of Texas at Dallas to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the […]
Katharina Ribbeck Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Katharina Ribbeck | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Katharina Ribbeck, Ph.D., Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent […]
Jorge Riera Diaz Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Jorge Riera Diaz | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Jorge Riera Diaz, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair at Florida International University to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the […]
Janet Roveda Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Janet Roveda | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Janet Roveda, Ph.D., Professor and Director of NSF IUCRC Center to Stream Healthcare In Place at University of Arizona to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to […]
Jonathan Sachs Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Jonathan Sachs | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Jonathan N. Sachs, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering at University of Minnesota to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the […]
Shilpa Sant Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Shilpa Sant | Via AIMBE | March 27, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Shilpa Sant, Ph.D., Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two […]