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Cancerous tumors, surrounding cells illuminated by new imaging agent
Samuel Achilefu | Via Washington University in St. Louis | March 31, 2020Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new imaging agent that could let doctors identify not only multiple types of tumors but the surrounding normal cells that the cancer takes over and uses as a shield to protect itself from attempts to destroy it. The study appears March 9 […]
With Smartphone Camera, Researchers Can Create Hyperspectral Images to Analyze Skin Changes
Ruikang Wang | Via University of Washington | March 31, 2020Modern smartphone cameras can be harnessed to analyze and track skin changes and blood flow dynamics under the skin, report UW Bioengineering Professor Ruikang Wang and his graduate student Qinghua He, in the February issue of Biomedical Optics Express. Dr. Wang, who is also a professor of ophthalmology, and He developed a smartphone-based system that […]
Man of Research, Man of the People
Robert Nerem | Via Georgia Tech | March 31, 2020Remembering Robert M. Nerem, Georgia Tech’s Founding Father of Bioengineering and Bioscience Bob Nerem often said, “research, like life, is a people business,” and he spent most of his 56-year academic career proving the point. Nerem would enthusiastically strike up a conversation with the undergrad or the fellow bioengineer or the restaurant waiter, asking questions, […]
Covid-19 diagnostic based on MIT technology might be tested on patient samples soon
Daniel Anderson | Via MIT | March 31, 2020As more Covid-19 cases appear in the United States and around the world, the need for fast, easy-to-use diagnostic tests is becoming ever more pressing. A startup company spun out from MIT is now working on a paper-based test that can deliver results in under half an hour, based on technology developed at MIT’s Institute […]
Imaging researcher’s path leads to National Academy of Engineering honors
Peter Basser | Via NIBIB, NIH | March 31, 2020Pioneering work formed nascent roots of NIBIB’s Intramural Research Program With his election this past February to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), NIH’s Peter Basser achieved one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to any engineer. NAE membership is bestowed on those who have made crucial contributions to new and developing fields of technology […]
Ranu Jung on Neural Engineering and Her Philosophy Behind Bringing Discoveries to Humans
Ranu Jung | Via Neuronline | March 31, 2020As director of the Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory and the owner of more than a half dozen patents, Ranu Jung designs neural engineering projects that drive the process of transforming basic discoveries into clinical applications. In this interview she explains how collaborative projects can at once advance the understanding of the brain and the development […]
New Biochip Tech Shows Promise in Traumatic Hemorrhage Outcomes
Anthony Guiseppi-Elie | Via Care Dash | March 31, 2020Traumatic hemorrhage is a condition of bleeding resulting from a significant wound; such wounds as might be sustained in an automobile accident, a natural disaster such as a tornado, or on the battlefield (combat casualty). Trauma accounts for 47% of mortalities in individuals 1-46 years of age in the United States and is the most […]
“Living drug factories” might treat diabetes and other diseases
Daniel Anderson | Via MIT | March 31, 2020Chemical engineers have developed a way to protect transplanted drug-producing cells from immune system rejection. One promising way to treat diabetes is with transplanted islet cells that produce insulin when blood sugar levels get too low. However, patients who receive such transplants must take drugs to prevent their immune systems from rejecting the transplanted cells, […]
“Living drug factories” might treat diabetes and other diseases
Robert Langer | Via MIT | March 31, 2020Chemical engineers have developed a way to protect transplanted drug-producing cells from immune system rejection. One promising way to treat diabetes is with transplanted islet cells that produce insulin when blood sugar levels get too low. However, patients who receive such transplants must take drugs to prevent their immune systems from rejecting the transplanted cells, […]
Brain Scan Analysis Reveals Two Distinct Schizophrenia Subtypes
Christos Davatzikos | Via Psychiatry & Behavioral Health | March 30, 2020An analysis of brain scans from more than 300 patients suggests two distinct neuroanatomical subtypes of schizophrenia. Researchers published the findings online in the journal Brain. “In the future, we’re not going to be saying, ‘This patient has schizophrenia.’ We’re going to be saying, ‘This patient has this subtype’ or ‘this abnormal pattern,’ rather than […]
Amino Acid Rock Music Helps Build New Proteins
Markus Buehler | Via Scientific American | March 30, 2020The 20 amino acids that make up the building blocks of a protein contain chemical bonds that vibrate at different frequencies. Markus Buehler, a materials scientist and engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, coded that information, along with the intricate folding patterns of proteins, so that it could be represented as musical properties such […]
Dr. TianJian Lu Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
TianJian Lu | Via AIMBE | March 30, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of TianJian Lu, Ph.D., Professor, School of Aerospace, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. […]
Dr. Xuetao Cao Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Xuetao Cao | Via AIMBE | March 30, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Xuetao Cao, MD, Ph.D., President, Nankai University, Professor and Director, National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, College of Life Science, Nankai University, China, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the […]
Dr. Paolo Colombo Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Paolo Colombo | Via AIMBE | March 30, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Paolo Colombo, Pharm. D., Ph.D., CEO of PlumeStars, Emeritus Professor, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Italy, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded […]
Dr. Chunhai Fan Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Chunhai Fan | Via AIMBE | March 30, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Chunhai Fan, Ph.D., Professor, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. […]
Dr. Xiaobing Fu Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Xiaobing Fu | Via AIMBE | March 30, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Xiaobing Fu, MD, Professor and Chair, Key Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regenerative Medicine of PLA, College of Life Sciences, The PLA General Hospital and PLA Medical College, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College […]
Dr. Xingyu Jiang Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Xingyu Jiang | Via AIMBE | March 30, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Xingyu Jiang, Ph.D., Chair Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical […]
Dr. Xiaojuan Li Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Xiaojuan Li | Via AIMBE | March 30, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Xiaojuan Li, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of […]