Regenerating Damaged Nerves with “Pac-Man” Cells Biomedical engineers have found an unlikely ally in the struggle to regrow damaged nerves—the foot soldiers of the body’s i... Read more
Rice scientists use magnets and nanoparticles to open, close gaps in blood vessels The endothelial cells that line blood vessels are packed tightly to keep blood inside and flowing, but scie... Read more
Scientists are making the case that a vaccine against rhinoviruses, the predominant cause of the common cold, is achievable. The quest for a vaccine against rhinoviruses may have seemed quix... Read more
TICKLING a juvenile chimpanzee is a lot like tickling a child. The ape has the same sensitive spots: under the armpits, on the side, in the belly. He opens his mouth wide, lips relaxed, pant... Read more
Recent research published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering could eventually change the way people living with prosthetics and spinal cord injury lead their lives. Instead of... Read more
Tiny Bottles and Melting Corks: Temperature Regulates a New Delivery System for Drugs and Fragrances
Microscopic, bottle-like structures with corks that melt at precisely-controlled temperatures could potentially release drugs inside the body or fragrances onto the skin, according to a rece... Read more
A new approach for moving promising discoveries out of laboratories and into the hands of patients and physicians With the “Valley of Death” looming as an increasingly serious obstacle to in... Read more
Magnets could be a tool for directing stem cells’ healing powers to treat conditions such as heart disease or vascular disease. By feeding stem cells tiny particles made of magnetized iron o... Read more
“The problem with a lot of clean-tech deals is that they have been about the way you make things in high volume or in production, which means you can’t prove out the ideas unless you... 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
Brain Scans Reveal What Dogs Are Thinking Emory University’s Center for Neuropolicy in Atlanta has developed a new way of scanning the brains of alert dogs with the aim of getting a m... Read more
Could cars of the future be powered by just water and a solar collector on the roof? Scientists at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, have built on feats of Mother Nature to develop the mos... Read more