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Andrés García Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Andrés García | Via Georgia Tech | October 18, 2021Georgia Tech Professor Andrés J. García, director of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. One of the highest honors in the field of health and medicine, election to NAM recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. García is the third […]
Yuman Fong, M.D., City of Hope’s Chair in Surgical Oncology, Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Yuman Fong | Via BusinessWire | October 18, 2021Yuman Fong, M.D., the Sangiacomo Family Chair in Surgical Oncology at City of Hope, a world-renowned cancer research and treatment organization, was presented with one of the highest honors in health and medicine today. The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) honored Fong “for transforming the fields of liver surgery, robotics in surgery, imaging and display […]
Ameer Named to National Academy of Medicine
Guillermo Ameer | Via Northwestern University | October 18, 2021Northwestern Engineering’s Guillermo A. Ameer was one of three University faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Ameer is the Daniel Hale Williams Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and a professor of surgery in Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and also the founding director of Northwestern’s Center for […]
Prototype headband device developed for home use with young ADHD patients
Audrey Bowden | Via Vanderbilt University | October 18, 2021A Vanderbilt biomedical engineering professor has developed a prototype headband to measure brain activity that could have widespread application in studying and ultimately treating ADHD and other neurological disorders. The device is lightweight, portable, and inexpensive to construct. Prototype components cost less than $250, compared to costs exceeding $10,000 for commercial systems… Continue reading.
Sam Achilefu elected to National Academy of Medicine
Sam Achilefu | Via Washington University in St. Louis | October 18, 2021Medical imaging scientist Samuel Achilefu, PhD, and child psychiatrist Joan L. Luby, MD, both of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of […]
Ranu Jung to Lead Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research
Ranu Jung | Via University of Arkansas | October 13, 2021Ranu Jung has been named the founding executive director of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R). She will begin in December. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Jung to the University of Arkansas,” said Charles Robinson, interim chancellor. “The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research will propel the University of Arkansas as a […]
Fluorescent spray lights up tumors for easy detection during surgery
Ching Tung | Via American Chemical Society | October 13, 2021The prognosis for a cancer patient who undergoes surgery is better if the surgeon removes all of the tumor, but it can be hard to tell where a tumor ends and healthy tissue begins. Now, scientists report in ACS Sensors that they have developed a fluorescent spray that specifically lights up cancerous tissue so it […]
New PET Tracer May Better Capture Brain Inflammation in ALS
Jeffrey Cleland | Via ALS News Today | October 11, 2021An imaging agent developed by Ashvattha Therapeutics can accurately detect brain inflammation caused by microglia, immune cells that play a key role in neurological diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a mouse study reported. The company is planning to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in ALS patients next year, using its PET tracer […]
New drug targets vascular inflammation, drastically improving the long-term effectiveness of vascular procedures
Craig Duvall | Via Vanderbilt University | October 11, 2021Cardiovascular procedures like bypass grafting and vessel stenting are some of the most common surgeries performed in the United States, but about half of them will require additional corrective measures, according to Craig Duvall, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair and undergraduate director of biomedical engineering. The need for follow-up procedures is often due to intimal hyperplasia, a […]
Research points to a strategy for overcoming colorectal cancers’ immunotherapy resistance
Dai Fukumura | Via California News Times | October 11, 2021Immune checkpoint inhibitors that unleash the immune response to tumor cells have revolutionized cancer treatment. However, this drug is ineffective in many patients, including those with colorectal cancer.New research published in PNAS This, led by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), provides insights into why some types of […]
Team to create framework for evaluating AI-based medical imaging
Kyle Myers | Via Washington University in St. Louis | October 8, 2021Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing promise in multiple medical imaging applications. Yet rigorous evaluation of these methods is important before they are introduced into clinical practice. A multi-institutional and multiagency team led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is outlining a framework for objective task-based evaluation of AI-based methods and outlining the key […]
Newly developed gel helps improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy in glioblastoma
Shawn Hingtgen | Via News-Medical.Net | October 7, 2021Pairing a newly developed gel with immunotherapy that was delivered to post-surgical mouse brains with glioblastoma, a highly malignant and deadly cancer, improved the immunotherapy’s effectiveness, report researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues. The findings appeared on Oct. 6, 2021, in Science Advances. The researchers used CAR-T cell […]
Newly developed gel helps improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy in glioblastoma
Zhen Gu | Via News-Medical.Net | October 7, 2021Pairing a newly developed gel with immunotherapy that was delivered to post-surgical mouse brains with glioblastoma, a highly malignant and deadly cancer, improved the immunotherapy’s effectiveness, report researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues. The findings appeared on Oct. 6, 2021, in Science Advances. The researchers used CAR-T cell […]
Newly developed gel helps improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy in glioblastoma
Frances Ligler | Via News-Medical.Net | October 7, 2021Pairing a newly developed gel with immunotherapy that was delivered to post-surgical mouse brains with glioblastoma, a highly malignant and deadly cancer, improved the immunotherapy’s effectiveness, report researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues. The findings appeared on Oct. 6, 2021, in Science Advances. The researchers used CAR-T cell […]
Honorary Doctorate of Silesian University of Technology
Metin Akay | Via EHTIC | October 7, 2021Prof. Akay, a well renowned scientist and engineer, has played a key role in promoting biomedical research and education in the world. He is currently the President of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology which is the oldest and largest Biomedical Engineering Society in the world. Prof. Akay was among the most cited in the […]
Bio-Inspired Autonomous Materials
Megan Valentine | Via UC Santa Barbara | October 5, 2021Megan Valentine, a professor of mechanical engineering and co-director of the California NanoSystems Institute at UC Santa Barbara, has been awarded a $1.8 million collaborative grant by the National Science Foundation to design and create next-generation materials inspired and empowered by biological cells. Valentine will be working alongside a team of physicists, biologists and engineers, […]
Patch could give new life to weak heart
Kibret Mequanint | Via Western University | September 30, 2021A new cardiac patch developed by a collaborative team co-led by Western University is just the stuff that could get your blood pumping – literally. The ultra-flexible cardiac patch, designed by Western Engineering professor Kibret Mequanint and his collaborators at the University of Manitoba, may one day be used to restore function to a damaged […]
Patch could give new life to weak heart
Malcolm Xing | Via Western University | September 30, 2021A new cardiac patch developed by a collaborative team co-led by Western University is just the stuff that could get your blood pumping – literally. The ultra-flexible cardiac patch, designed by Western Engineering professor Kibret Mequanint and his collaborators at the University of Manitoba, may one day be used to restore function to a damaged […]
A ‘tremendous’ impact: Tributes abound for Dr. Freddie Fu
Freddie Fu | Via Pittsburgh Post Gazette | September 26, 2021Tributes to Dr. Freddie Fu, the pioneering sports medicine doctor and orthopedic surgeon, poured in Saturday following his death at age 70 on Friday. Athletes, government officials and healthcare leaders paid respects to the man who helped treat star athletes and everyday alike for injuries, concussions and other conditions. “Dr. Freddie Fu, thank you for […]
Flying Microchips The Size Of A Sand Grain Could Be Used For Population Surveillance
John Rogers | Via NPR | September 23, 2021It’s neither a bird nor a plane, but a winged microchip as small as a grain of sand that can be carried by the wind as it monitors such things as pollution levels or the spread of airborne diseases. The tiny microfliers, whose development by engineers at Northwestern University was detailed in an article published […]