Posts Tagged ‘biomedical engineering’
From stem cells, grow patch to heal infant heart
RICE (US) — Researchers have turned stem cells from amniotic fluid into cells that form blood vessels—a step toward patches to repair infants’ hearts. Continue…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:39 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:17 - 0 Comments
Use liquid lasers to find cancer genes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new technique could offer a better way to detect the slight genetic mutations that might predispose a person to a particular type of cancer or other diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:03 - 0 Comments
Portable device to detect disease in 30 minutes
CORNELL (US) — Researchers are developing a small detector designed to quickly identify pathogens such as tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 16:14 - 1 Comment
Medical sensor powered by rap music?
PURDUE (US) — The driving bass rhythm of rap can be used to power a new miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 20, 2012 11:14 - 3 Comments
Diabetes: Device checks saliva, not blood
BROWN (US) — A new technique to measure glucose in saliva could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to check blood sugar levels. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 17, 2012 12:54 - 0 Comments
Carbon fibers yield graphene quantum dots
RICE (US) — Scientists have developed a one-step chemical process to turn carbon fibers into graphene quantum dots. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2012 11:27 - 3 Comments
Device spots melanoma cell by cell
U. MISSOURI (US) — A new photoacoustic device will detect melanoma long before tumors develop, say researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2011 11:21 - 0 Comments
Lasers track nanotubes in living cells
PURDUE (US) — A new imaging tool that tracks carbon nanotubes in living cells and the bloodstream could advance their use for biomedical research and clinical medicine. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2011 10:12 - 1 Comment
Nano wrinkles create tiny pipes
BROWN (US) — Wrinkles and folds, common in nature, do something unusual at the nanoscale. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 18, 2011 11:07 - 0 Comments
Fuse DNA, nanotubes for better biosensors
PURDUE (US) — A new method for stacking synthetic DNA and carbon nanotubes onto a biosensor electrode may lead to more accurate ways to measure and manage diseases, such as diabetes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2011 12:39 - 0 Comments
Sensor brings epileptic brain into focus
NYU / U. ILLINOIS / U. PENN (US) — A flexible sensor is expected to offer unprecedented views of brain activity during epileptic seizures—as much as 400 times current levels—with minimal wiring. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 2, 2011 10:05 - 0 Comments
Modified yeast boosts vitamin A in bread
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A genetically modified yeast that bakes a critical nutrient right into bread has the potential to help combat malnutrition in impoverished areas. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 24, 2011 10:52 - 2 Comments
Imaging scope may lead to fewer biopsies
CORNELL (US) — A new imaging scope that can be inserted safely into a patient’s body could minimize the need for unnecessary biopsies. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 20, 2011 10:29 - 0 Comments
Virus ‘soup’ makes blocks that mimic collagen
UC BERKELEY (US) — Researchers have used a benign virus to create components that mimic collagen, one of nature’s most important structural proteins. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2011 10:19 - 3 Comments
Paralyzed man’s mind moves prosthetic arm
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Seven years after a motorcycle accident damaged his spinal cord and left him paralyzed, 30-year-old Tim Hemmes reached up to touch hands with his girlfriend in a painstaking and tender high-five. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 23, 2011 10:01 - 0 Comments
Floating ‘vacuum’ probes cell behavior
MCGILL U. (CAN) — New technology is expected to serve as a powerful tool to study crucial cellular processes, including cancer cell formation and how neurons align themselves in the developing brain. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 20, 2011 11:23 - 1 Comment
Portable microscope fits on fingertip
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have built a portable microscope so small it can fit on a fingertip—perfect for use in the lab or in the field. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 31, 2011 17:10 - 1 Comment
Tiny devices in tumors generate oxygen
PURDUE (US) — Micro devices implanted inside tumors to generate oxygen boost the cancer-killing power of radiation and chemotherapy. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 31, 2011 10:43 - 0 Comments
Digital chip analyzes blood from tiny drop
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The days of the blood sample routine—arm out, make a fist, find a vein, and tap in—may soon be over, thanks to a new analysis method that requires only a pinprick of blood. (more…)
