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Using a ‘lab-on-a-chip’ in the fight against COVID-19
Jie Chen | Via Alberta Innovates | November 23, 2020Powerhouse researchers at the University of Alberta have joined forces to develop a handheld Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) device for rapidly detecting COVID-19 antibodies. LOC technology involves the miniaturization and integration of components (e.g., sensors, a pump, a centrifuge, a microchip, etc.) into small, portable devices that can carry out laboratory tests whenever and wherever needed. Alberta researchers are […]
Glenn Gaudette named inaugural chair of new department of engineering
Glenn Gaudette | Via Boston College | November 19, 2020Glenn Gaudette, a biomedical engineer who has pioneered the use of plants as scaffolding for heart regeneration, has been named the inaugural chair of Boston College’s new Engineering Department, which will integrate BC’s liberal arts focus with a human-centered engineering curriculum to prepare students to find solutions that address critical human needs. Gaudette is the […]
Parasite-inspired drug delivery system could be the future of medicine
David Gracias | Via Science Focus | November 18, 2020The tiny, star-shaped ‘theragrippers’ latch onto the intestinal tract, to slowly release their drug payload. Prof David Gracias is the director of graduate studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He spoke to BBC Science Focus commissioning editor Jason Goodyer about his latest work on bioinspired microdevices that can […]
Researchers engineer tiny, shape-changing machines that deliver medicine to the GI tract
David Gracias | Via National Science Foundation | November 12, 2020Inspired by a parasitic worm that digs its sharp teeth into its host’s intestines, Johns Hopkins University researchers have designed tiny, star-shaped microdevices that latch onto intestinal mucosa and release drugs into the body. Made of metal and thin, shape-changing film and coated in a heat-sensitive paraffin wax, “theragrippers,” each roughly the size of a […]
Boone Named Next Editor-in-Chief of Medical Physics, Effective January 1, 2021
John Boone | Via AAPM | November 12, 2020The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has selected John M. Boone as the next Editor-in-Chief of its flagship journal, Medical Physics. Boone will succeed Jeffrey F. Williamson in this role, beginning January 1, 2021. He has a dedicated history with AAPM, becoming a Fellow in 1999; serving as the Vice-Chair and Chair of […]
Healing Chronic Wounds
Millie Sullivan | Via University of Delaware | November 2, 2020Prof. Millie Sullivan receives Fulbright Award to study gene therapies promoting wound healing at University of Melbourne Cuts, scratches and scrapes. A tumble on the playground, a misadventure making dinner or a crisp piece of paper can make wounds and injuries a natural part of life. Each time the skin breaks, a concert of activity […]
UB leads $3.7 million project to improve MRI technology
Xiaoliang Zhang | Via buffalo | November 2, 2020Diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, such as ligaments, tendons and bone, are a major cause of disability in the U.S. MRI has increasingly become the diagnostic tool of choice for evaluation and management of these diseases and injuries, primarily due to its ability to provide information on anatomic structure and […]
Tracer molecule may improve imaging tests for brain injury
Georges El Fakhri | Via EurekAlert | October 22, 2020Researchers have validated a new radiolabeled molecule that can be used with imaging tests to accurately detect and characterize brain injury. The team, led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a first-in-human study with the strategy. As described in the Journal […]
DrugCell: New Experimental AI Platform Matches Tumor to Best Drug Combo
Trey Ideker | Via UC San Diego | October 22, 2020Only 4 percent of all cancer therapeutic drugs under development earn final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “That’s because right now we can’t match the right combination of drugs to the right patients in a smart way,” said Trey Ideker, PhD, professor at University of California San Diego School of Medicine […]
Medical device using Northwestern-invented biomaterial receives FDA clearance
Guillermo Ameer | Via Northwestern University | October 21, 2020An innovative orthopedic medical device fabricated from a novel biomaterial pioneered in the laboratory of Northwestern University professor Guillermo A. Ameer has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in surgeries to attach soft tissue grafts to bone. The biomaterial is the first thermoset biodegradable synthetic polymer ever approved for […]
Engineering Customized Blood Vessels to Support Organ Regeneration
Sina Rabbany | Via Hofstra University | October 20, 2020A team of scientists that includes Sina Rabbany, PhD, dean of Hofstra University’s Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, has pioneered a method for manufacturing functioning human blood vessels that can transport blood, an advancement that could potentially revolutionize the production of human transplantable organs. “More than 100,000 people on the national transplant […]
Scott E. Fraser elected to National Academy of Medicine
Scott Fraser | Via USC | October 19, 2020USC biophysicist Scott E. Fraser, PhD, has as been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the organization announced Monday. He’s among 100 new members of the Academy. “For integrating biophysics, quantitative biology, and molecular imaging to enable unprecedented views of normal function and disease in live organisms, from embryonic development to old age,” the […]
Melody Swartz elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Melody Swartz | Via University of Chicago | October 19, 2020Today it was announced that Melody Swartz, William B. Ogden Professor of Molecular Engineering at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine. Swartz holds a joint appointment in the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and serves as deputy […]
Susan Margulies Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Susan Margulies | Via Georgia Tech - Emory | October 19, 2020The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has elected Georgia Tech Professor Susan Margulies to its prestigious 2020 class. Election to NAM 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. She is only the second person from […]
Prof. Kam Leong Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Kam Leong | Via Columbia University | October 19, 2020Kam Leong, the Samuel Y. Sheng Professor in the departments of biomedical engineering and systems biology, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Election to the Academy recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to […]
Gilda Barabino Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Gilda Barabino | Via Olin College of Engineering | October 19, 2020Olin College President Gilda A. Barabino has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the academy announced on Monday, October 19 at 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 […]
New Cartilage Grown Using Magnetic Fields and Hydrogels
Robert Mauck | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | October 19, 2020Scientists at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania used a magnetic field and hydrogels to demonstrate a new possible way to rebuild complex body tissues, which they say could result in more lasting fixes to common injuries, such as cartilage degeneration. Their study “Magneto‐Driven Gradients of Diamagnetic Objects for Engineering Complex […]
With Deep Learning Algorithms, Standard CT Technology Produces Spectral Images
Ge Wang | Via Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | October 19, 2020Bioimaging technologies are the eyes that allow doctors to see inside the body in order to diagnose, treat, and monitor disease. Ge Wang, an endowed professor of biomedical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has received significant recognition for devoting his research to coupling those imaging technologies with artificial intelligence in order to improve physicians’ “vision.” […]
Ultrafast Camera Films 3-D Movies at 100 Billion Frames Per Second
Lihong Wang | Via Caltech | October 16, 2020In his quest to bring ever-faster cameras to the world, Caltech’s Lihong Wang has developed technology that can reach blistering speeds of 70 trillion frames per second, fast enough to see light travel. Just like the camera in your cell phone, though, it can only produce flat images. Now, Wang’s lab has gone a step […]