A group of researchers, led by Prof. Yuji Matsuura of Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, has developed a method of measuring blood glucose using far infrare... Read more
Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new drug delivery technique that uses a biodegradable liquid metal to targ... Read more
For consumers searching for just the right sunblock this summer, the options can be overwhelming. But scientists are now turning to the natural sunscreen of algae — which is also found in fi... Read more
A joint effort between diabetes doctors and biomedical engineers could revolutionize how people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels in check Painful insulin injections could become a... Read more
Scientists have developed the first ultra-thin, flexible device that sticks to skin like a rub-on tattoo and can detect a person’s glucose levels. The sensor, reported in a proof-of-co... Read more
3D skin printer uses patient’s own cells to create new skin for grafts, eliminates painful harvesting While some of us are using the new power of 3D printers to make smartphone cases a... Read more
The fast and safe technique developed at the Salk Institute circumvents problems that have hindered regenerative medicine For the first time, scientists have turned human skin cells into tra... Read more
New valves may grow with patients and may have lower rejection rates Researchers have found a way to take a pediatric patient’s skin cells, reprogram the skin cells to function as heart valv... Read more
A new hand-held device that uses lasers and sound waves may change the way doctors treat and diagnose melanoma, according to a team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis. Th... Read more
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Eastern Finland have developed new “sensing skin” technology designed to serve as an early warning system for concrete... Read more
A cost-effective alternative lab model for testing drugs and cosmetics An international team led by King’s College London and the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC)... Read more
They have discovered a way to transform skin cells into mature, fully functioning liver cells that flourish on their own, even after being transplanted into laboratory animals modified to mi... Read more
Gladstone scientists reprogram skin cells into insulin-producing pancreas cells A cure for type 1 diabetes has long eluded even the top experts. Not because they do not know what must be don... Read more
Swiss researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in the development of bioengineered skin. The new grafts, which are about to undergo clinical trials, work a lot like the real thing — be... Read more
Technology Designed in Germany May Help People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes; Described in Review of Scientific Instruments One of the keys to healthful living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabe... Read more
