Science & Technology - Feb 22, 2011 11:52 - 1 Comment

Bluetooth in brain to control movement

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Although not yet a reality, researchers are developing brain implants designed to communicate with prosthetics—with the goal of turning thoughts into movement. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 22, 2011 8:30 - 0 Comments

Probe goes below skin to flag lesions

U. ROCHESTER (US) — A new optical technology that takes high-resolution images under the skin’s surface may eliminate surgery to detect if lesions are benign or cancerous. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 21, 2011 11:54 - 0 Comments

Guide star brings deep tissue to light

WASHINGTON U-ST. LOUIS (US) — An ultrasound beam that works like a guide star for biomedical imaging is expected to bring game-changing improvements in light therapy. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2011 13:16 - 0 Comments

Let sleeping horses lie to image cells

CARDIFF U. (UK) — Getting drugs or imaging agents into cells via a Trojan horse to improve medical imaging works better if the horse is sleeping. (more…)

Armor protects drug-releasing polymers

U. WARWICK (UK) — Chemists have figured out a way to add armor protection to polymer vesicles designed to carry a drug payload. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2011 13:27 - 0 Comments

How T cells recognize the bad guys

GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — T cells are the immune system’s guard dogs, attacking pathogens while leaving the body’s own cells alone. Now researchers have mapped the process that T cells use to tell friend from foe. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2011 16:10 - 0 Comments

Sensor can tell if antibiotics are working

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Treating bacterial infections could be much faster with a new biosensor that can determine in minutes—rather than days—which antibiotic will be most effective. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2011 14:05 - 1 Comment

Magnetic pill holds meds in place

BROWN U. (US) — The problem with pills is that they don’t always deliver medicine to the spot where it’s needed. A new magnetic pill system could safely solve that problem. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2011 14:13 - 0 Comments

Metallic glass that’s strong and tough

CALTECH (US) — Tests show a new alloy material to be what most materials are not: shatter resistant and super strong. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 5, 2011 12:30 - 1 Comment

Light scope detects early cancer

DUKE (US) — A tiny light source and sensors at the end of an endoscope may provide a more accurate way to identify pre-cancerous cells in the lining of the esophagus. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 23, 2010 14:00 - 0 Comments

Microscope pinpoints single molecules

IOWA STATE (US) — A new microscope will allow scientists to study biological molecules one at a time. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 2, 2010 13:17 - 2 Comments

Quantum dots carry drugs sans damage

U. BUFFALO (US) — A novel technology using quantum dots is expected to have major implications for research and treatment of tuberculosis, as well as other inflammatory lung diseases. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 26, 2010 9:54 - 1 Comment

Bendable LEDs as biomedical tattoos

U. ILLINOIS (US) — It may soon be possible to implant tiny light emitting diodes (LEDs) under the skin for a wide range of biomedical applications, including health monitors and drug delivery. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2010 10:48 - 1 Comment

Check breath for signs of sickness

STONY BROOK (US) — A new nanomedicine tool could make it possible to instantly detect and monitor disease by simply exhaling into a handheld device. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2010 10:15 - 1 Comment

Spy on cells from deep within

DUKE (US) — Bioengineers have figured out a way to sneak molecular spies into a cell’s command center—its nucleus. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 16, 2010 11:52 - 0 Comments

Clone ‘warrior worms’ found in snails

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Scientists have discovered a caste of genetically identical “warrior worms”—members of a parasitic fluke species that invade the California horn snail. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 15, 2010 11:29 - 2 Comments

Artificial ovary grown using 3-D Petri dish

BROWN (US)—Scientists have invented the first artificial human ovary and successfully used the lab-grown organ to mature human eggs. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2010 13:41 - 0 Comments

Biomedicine at the flip of a switch

U. ILLINOIS (US)—Instead of dyes or fluorescence, a new class of molecular probes for biomedical research requires only a light switch, similar to an ordinary house lamp, to illuminate the molecular world. (more…)

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