A tiny capsule that can carry out a chemical analysis of the contents of one’s stomach could identify the presence of so-called “occult” blood at very low levels. The data... Read more
Software that can recognize patterns in data is commonly used by scientists and economics. Now, researchers in the US have applied similar algorithms to help them more accurately diagnose br... Read more
“This opens the door to a much wider range of biocompatible implant materials” Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Las... Read more
MELBOURNE researchers are a step closer to growing transplantable tissue to patch up heart defects after turning human skin cells into “beating heart” tissue that can connect to... Read more
New biological imaging system fifty times less expensive than standard equipment, suitable for imaging applications outside of the lab Tracking blood flow in the laboratory is an important t... Read more
“Our goal is to improve mobility for people using prosthetics” Most people don’t think about the difference between walking across the room and walking up a flight of stairs. Their bra... Read more
The new patch can quicken drug delivery time while cutting waste An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech – Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering has developed a flexible m... Read more
When a beating heart slips into an irregular, life-threatening rhythm, the treatment is well known: deliver a burst of electric current from a pacemaker or defibrillator. But because the ele... Read more
Compounds found in red wine, green tea stick to anything, retain useful properties A simple kitchen sink experiment helped Northwestern University researchers discover that green tea leaves... Read more
Surgery to relieve the damaging pressure caused by hemorrhaging in the brain is a perfect job for a robot. That is the basic premise of a new image-guided surgical system under development a... Read more
A new method of maturing human heart cells that simulates the natural growth environment of heart cells while applying electrical pulses to mimic the heart rate of fetal humans has led resea... Read more
Duke University biomedical engineers and genome researchers have developed a proof-of-principle approach using light to detect infections before patients show symptoms. The approach was demo... Read more
He suspects that such semiconductors could replace nerves in the body that have been damaged by disease or injury. New technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the... Read more
Aiding Organ Transplants to be First Application of New Technology New technology under development at The Ohio State University is paving the way for low-cost electronic devices that work i... Read more
Researchers identify compounds that help liver cells grow outside the body. Prometheus, the mythological figure who stole fire from the gods, was punished for this theft by being bound to a... Read more