Researchers have created a prototype system that uses a mathematical model to predict – and a portable inkjet technology to produce – precise medication dosages tailored for spec... Read more
Wellcome Trust-funded stem cell research has produced red blood cells fit for transfusion into humans, paving the way for the mass production of blood It is the stuff of gothic science ficti... Read more
Prototyping costs have been cut by 96 percent via 3D printing During surgery, patients’ blood is often “spilt.” Such blood can be returned to the body, so long as it has be... Read more
New drug delivery method targets cancer cells – not the entire body – and limits chemotherapy side effects Chemotherapeutic drugs excel at fighting cancer, but they’re not so efficient at ge... Read more
They describe development and testing of “synthetic biomarkers” — lab-made materials for detecting what is going on in the body. Detecting dangerous blood clots, which can cause life-threate... Read more
“Our results demonstrate that synthetic biomarkers can be engineered to sense vascular diseases remotely from the urine” Detecting dangerous blood clots, which can cause life-threateni... Read more
Removing one of the tiniest organs in the body has shown to provide effective treatment for high blood pressure. The discovery, made by University of Bristol researchers and published in Nat... Read more
The same compound in a common household clothes detergent shows promise as a treatment to preserve muscle tissue after severe injury. Researchers at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center... Read more
Despite barriers of blood, brain and bureaucracy, intranasal insulin may emerge as a promising treatment for pathological memory loss The newest chemical under investigation for managing Alz... Read more
A new study at Moffitt Cancer Center could offer hope to people with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Researchers are investigating whether an injectable known as PV-10 can shrin... Read more
We have seen in sci-fi movies how robots end up controlling the world. Well biomedical engineering is catching up with fiction and surgeons are inviting robots to be the newest members of t... Read more
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed an unprecedented approach to restore nitric oxide (NO) to donated blood, a breakthrough that could dramatic... Read more
Researchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 3... Read more
RESEARCHERS AT THE HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE have discovered a substance in the blood of young mice that reverses a major effect of aging in the hearts of old mice. The substance, called G... Read more
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a “nanosponge” capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream – including to... Read more
