The device will be used to treat bloodstream infections that are the leading cause of death in critically ill patients and soldiers injured in combat. The Wyss Institute for Biologically Ins... Read more
“This approach avoids the peaks and valleys of drug concentrations that these patients often experience” Duke University biomedical engineers have developed a new delivery system... Read more
Harnessing the principle that allows blood to clot, MIT researchers are working on new synthetic materials to plug holes. When you get a cut, blood starts to flow from the wound. But very qu... Read more
Early signs of lung cancer could be diagnosed using a simple blood test following a new discovery by scientists at the University of York. Early detection of lung cancer has been shown to sa... Read more
Currently, hearts can only last for four hours before complications begin to develop. The problem: Hearts for transplant must be transported from donor to recipient within about four hours b... Read more
A blood test that can detect breast cancer decades before the disease develops could be available in five years The test could help doctors to identify women at high risk of the disease all... Read more
The nanofibers and gels might someday allow doctors to simply “fix” damage that is currently impossible to treat Medicine’s recipe for keeping older people active and funct... Read more
One of the holy grails of surgery is to “get in and get out” with minimal blood loss. This is especially difficult to do in the case of vascular surgery, which often requires re-anastomosing... Read more
After a heart attack or stroke, heart scarring can lead to dangerously paper-thin heart walls and a decreased ability to pump blood through the body. Although the heart is unable to complete... Read more
Nanostructure Promotes Growth of New Blood Vessels, Mimics Natural Protein Tissue deprived of oxygen (ischemia) is a serious health condition that can lead to damaged heart tissue following... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Could also be used against a range of chronic viral diseases A proof-of-principle study has demonstrated that it is possible to engineer human blood stem cells into cells... Read more