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Novel gold nanoparticle technology could guide cancer treatment in real-time

A new blood test using gold nanoparticles could soon give oncologists an early and more accurate prognosis of how cancer treatment is progressing and help guide the on-going therapy of patients.

20 Apr 2018

Researchers use smartphone to diagnose people infected with Loa loa worm

The Berkeley researchers figured out that they could quickly determine who has the Loa loa worm using a smartphone, customized to work like a microscope. They could then skip the medication for those people and give it to everyone else. Kamgno, who received the latest version of the phones in 2016, dubbed the mobile microscopes "revolutionary."

19 Apr 2018

Innovative device shows promise in capturing and releasing circulating tumor cells

For years, bioengineer Yaling Liu has been in pursuit of the deadly tumor cell. Liu has been perfecting a microfluidic device the size of two quarters that has the ability to catch and release circulating tumor cells (CTCs)--cancer cells that circulate in a cancer patient's blood.

19 Apr 2018

Researchers use optogenetics to treat chronic pain

The finger prick from a thorn generates an immediate sensory response. In that instant, neurons at the injury site fire an electrical signal along a nerve fiber to the central nervous system. Our brain notes to avoid further encounters with thorns and the painful insult subsides.

18 Apr 2018

Pitt researcher secures nearly $5 million NIH funding for 'Tic-Tac-Toe' RF coil system

The University of Pittsburgh houses a whole-body 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imager (7T MRI), one of the strongest human MRI devices in the world and a powerful imaging tool that allows researchers to gain a far better understanding of brain structure and function.

13 Apr 2018

Deep learning enhances smartphone microscopes into laboratory-grade equipments

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have demonstrated that deep learning, a powerful form of artificial intelligence, can discern and enhance microscopic details in photos taken by smartphones. The technique improves the resolution and color details of smartphone images so much that they approach the quality of images from laboratory-grade microscopes.

13 Apr 2018

Validating the Diagnosis of Depression

It’s very difficult to diagnose depression. With depression, you can't open the brain to find answers, and the chemistry of the brain is separate from the chemistry of the body.

From Pittcon 10 Apr 2018

Food packaging may have negative impact on nutrient absorption in the intestine

Food packaging could be negatively affecting the way in which your digestive tract operates, according to new research by faculty and students at Binghamton University, State University at New York.

9 Apr 2018

Bacteria that make high energy tiny carbon rings

Scientists have now bred bacteria that can create microscopic high energy carbon rings. This scientific breakthrough comes from Caltech scientists who have tweaked the enzymes of these bacteria in ways so that they can provide new molecular structures.

9 Apr 2018

Nano-photothermal neural stimulation method for patients with neurological disorders

A KAIST team presented a highly customizable neural stimulation method. The research team developed a technology that can print the heat pattern on a micron scale to enable the control of biological activities remotely.

6 Apr 2018

Researchers create adult-like cardiac model by introducing early stimulation

Researchers are now able to use induced pluripotent stem cells to form a model of human adult-like cardiac muscle by introducing electric and mechanical stimulation at an early stage. Since this muscle is similar to the adult heart, it could serve as a better model for testing the effects of drugs and toxic substances than current tissue engineered heart models.

5 Apr 2018

Ionizing radiation can reduce stiffness of tumor cell microenvironment

Nearly half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy to curb the growth of malignant cells. But little is known about how ionizing radiation affects the extracellular matrix (ECM), a patchwork of proteins and other biomolecules that surrounds cells and plays a vital role in their shape, movement and signaling functions.

3 Apr 2018

Bioengineering News and Research

Novel gold nanoparticle technology could guide cancer treatment in real-time

Researchers use smartphone to diagnose people infected with Loa loa worm

Innovative device shows promise in capturing and releasing circulating tumor cells

Researchers use optogenetics to treat chronic pain

Pitt researcher secures nearly $5 million NIH funding for 'Tic-Tac-Toe' RF coil system

Deep learning enhances smartphone microscopes into laboratory-grade equipments

Validating the Diagnosis of Depression

Food packaging may have negative impact on nutrient absorption in the intestine

Bacteria that make high energy tiny carbon rings

Nano-photothermal neural stimulation method for patients with neurological disorders

Researchers create adult-like cardiac model by introducing early stimulation

Ionizing radiation can reduce stiffness of tumor cell microenvironment

UTA professor wins AHA grant to study biomechanical influences on ventricular development

Stanford researchers use computer simulations to study complexity of concussions

Vagus nerve stimulation accelerates motor skill recovery after stroke

Researchers develop simple process for 3D bio-fabrication based on bacterial cellulose

Researchers develop wearable system to monitor electrical activity in the stomach over 24 hours

Researchers find investigational compound to treat triple negative breast cancer after brain metastasis

New app may help predict, track manic and depressive episodes in bipolar patients

Speeding up wound healing using nanofiber dressings

Understanding cultivated meat and its global potential eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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