Groundbreaking discoveries and inventions in the Life Sciences advancing Evidence Based Medicine
Spider silk has a myriad of potential uses, if only spiders could be convinced to produce vast quantities on demand and work long shifts. Unfortunately, the difficulty in keeping spiders…
University of Chicago researchers have discovered that human endothelial cells eat nanowires, opening up a plethora of possibilities for the development of bioelectrical devices that work at the single-cell level….
Researchers at University College London have developed a new technique to treat early prostate cancer: Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy. Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy involves injecting a light sensitive drug into a patient’s…
Harvard Medical School researchers have developed implantable microcoils that allow highly specific stimulation of neurons using electromagnetic induction. Neural stimulation has shown promise for the treatment of epilepsy, although researchers…
People suffering from congenital eye diseases and individuals who have injured their eyes in accidents could improve their vision with a smart contact lens containing an artificial iris. The smart…
In 1812, René Laennec invented an acoustic sensor capable of detecting the heart rate of patients. The stethoscope has seen considerable modification over the years, and while modern sensors have…
Heart blood flow modelling could be used by cardiologists to study blood flow in the atrium of patients with heart disease to assess stroke risk, according to researchers at Johns…
Researchers at Tufts University have developed a new technique for generating human neural stem cells for tissue engineering. The technique generates rapidly-differentiating neural stem cells which the researchers say could…
An innovative new dissolvable dendritic thioester hydrogel burn dressing has been developed by a team of biomedical engineers and chemists which has potential to ease the suffering of burn victims….
While it is possible to obtain data from medical implants using radio frequencies, data transfer speeds are incredibly slow. Data are typically transferred at a maximum speed of around 50kbs….