NIH-funded research project develops new method to preserve human livers for transplantation Scientists have greatly extended the amount of time human livers can be stored for transplantatio... Read more
NIH animal study shows dissolvable microneedles trigger body’s own insulin response For millions of people with type 2 diabetes, ongoing vigilance over the amount of sugar, or glucose, in th... Read more
Vaccine stimulates multi-pronged immune attack, inhibits tumor-induced immune suppression Scientists are using their increasing knowledge of the complex interaction between cancer and the im... Read more
Your watch might be able to tell you it’s time to call in sick. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have revealed the ability of wearable biosensors, similar to the Ap... Read more
In the featured article from the February 2017 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers document the first-in-human application of a new imaging agent to help find prostate canc... Read more
Fast fMRI tracks brain activity during human thought for first time By significantly increasing the speed of functional MRI (fMRI), NIBIB-funded researchers have been able to image rapidly f... Read more
Frequent measurement of blood flow changes could improve the ability of health care providers to diagnose and treat patients with vascular conditions, such as those associated with diabetes... Read more
New sunscreen encased in nanoparticles eliminates cancer-causing potential of traditional sunscreens A research team including NIBIB-funded scientists has developed ananotechnology-based sun... Read more
Bioengineered scaffold combines two materials to retain flexibility, resilience, in cell culture Complete joint replacement, while highly successful, is major surgery with rigorous and often... Read more
Robotic step training and noninvasive spinal stimulation enable patient to take thousands of steps A 39-year-old man who had been completely paralyzed for four years was able to voluntarily... Read more
After training, men move legs independently, without stimulation Five men with complete motor paralysis were able to voluntarily generate step-like movements thanks to a new strategy that no... Read more
A team of biomedical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Lihong Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has developed the world’s... Read more
Versatile particles offer a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications Kit Lam and colleagues from UC Davis and other institutions have created dynamic nanoparticles (NPs) that... Read more
