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Combined transplantation provides potential new therapy for repair of spinal cord injury

Following spinal cord injury, astrocyte proliferation and scar formation are the main factors inhibiting the regeneration and growth of spinal cord axons, leading to motor and sensory function loss below the level of spinal cord injury.

10 Sep 2013

Researchers start Phase I clinical trial of implantable vaccine for treatment of melanoma

A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians announced today that they have begun a Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer.

7 Sep 2013

New Sponge-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Begins Human Clinicals

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6 Sep 2013

Rice University draws nearly $2.8 million from NSF to train neuroengineers

An effort by Rice University to train the neuroengineers of the future has drawn nearly $2.8 million in support from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

6 Sep 2013

Microencapsulated brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide tightly controlled therapy

Consistently uniform, easily manufactured microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers.

4 Sep 2013

New type of gastric sleeve blocks food absorption, may help target obesity epidemic

The rapidly growing obesity epidemic and its complications are estimated to cost the American economy over $140 billion annually due to loss of productivity and medical complications. Attempts to solve this problem using weight loss programs have thus far failed due to low compliance.

31 Aug 2013

WPI researchers receive NIH grant to develop cell therapies for healing cardiac muscle

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year, $1.94 million grant to a biomedical research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) working at the forefront of cell therapies for healing cardiac muscle damaged by heart attack or chronic disease.

29 Aug 2013

UW researchers perform first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface

University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher.

28 Aug 2013

Smartphone-based portable device to conduct kidney tests invented at UCLA

A lightweight and field-portable device invented at UCLA that conducts kidney tests and transmits data through a smartphone attachment may significantly reduce the need for frequent office visits by people with diabetes and others with chronic kidney ailments.

26 Aug 2013

Professor of international MIT Portugal Program receives 2013 TERMIS-EU Young Scientist Award

For the first time, the European Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU) has presented awards at its annual conference to distinguished scientists in several categories. The award recipients represent excellence in Europe in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

21 Aug 2013

IBN researchers one step closer to viable tissue replacements

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed a simple method of organizing cells and their microenvironments in hydrogel fibers. Their unique technology provides a feasible template for assembling complex structures, such as liver and fat tissues, as described in their recent publication in Nature Communications.

19 Aug 2013

Osteoarthritis research: an interview with Dr Deborah Mason, Cardiff University

Osteoarthritis is an extremely common condition affecting about 8 million people in the UK. The elderly are particularly susceptible, with up to 45% of people over 65 years, having the disease.

14 Aug 2013

Three winners announced for biomedical engineering design competition in DEBUT challenge

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13 Aug 2013

Rice researchers frame rules to design viral capsid proteins for gene therapy

Rice University researchers are making strides toward a set of rules to custom-design Lego-like viral capsid proteins for gene therapy.

13 Aug 2013

Robotic intubation device automatically identifies lungs and navigates toward it

Graduates of the Hebrew University's Biodesign program revealed a robotic intubation device that automatically identifies the lungs using an infrared source and navigates toward it.

9 Aug 2013

GE, UW scientists to develop new medical device for detecting infectious disease

You've heard of on-demand TV, now imagine on-demand medical diagnosis - anytime, anywhere in the world. Scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), are working with a team based at the University of Washington to develop a new medical device, the size of a pack of playing cards, that can detect infectious disease by way of a simple nasal swab, in less than an hour.

9 Aug 2013

Combining drugs that target AXL and ErbB receptors could offer better way to fight tumors

Cancer drugs known as ErbB inhibitors have shown great success in treating many patients with lung, breast, colon and other types of cancer. However, ErbB drug resistance means that many other patients do not respond, and even among those who do, tumors commonly come back.

7 Aug 2013

New bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning and incredibly slippery

A new transparent, bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) reported online in the July 31 edition of Nature Communications.

3 Aug 2013

New technique accelerate tissue repair, reduce costs for chronic wound management

In a small clinical study, researchers administered a new method for treating chronic wounds using a novel ultrasound applicator that can be worn like a band-aid. The applicator delivers low-frequency, low-intensity ultrasound directly to wounds, and was found to significantly accelerate healing in five patients with venous ulcers.

2 Aug 2013

New method can pinpoint DNA mutations that could help treat cancer, tuberculosis

The slightest variation in a sequence of DNA can have profound effects. Modern genomics has shown that just one mutation can be the difference between successfully treating a disease and having it spread rampantly throughout the body.

29 Jul 2013