3D Printed Heart Muscle Patch Reduces Risk of Heart Failure
A team of researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Minnesota have been working together to investigate the possibilities of 3D printing a heart muscle…
Biomedical Discoveries
3D Neural Cell Cultures Grow Elementary Circulatory System
A team of scientists at Brown University in Rhone Island have created mini-brains from 3D neural cell cultures and found those cell clusters developed a rudimentary circulatory system. The team’s…
Artificial Spider Silk Spinner Capable of Producing Kilometer-Long Threads
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…
Silicon Nanowire Consumption by Cells Opens Door to Intracellular Bioelectronics
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….
Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Kills Cancer Without Destroying the Prostate
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…
Highly Targeted Neuron Stimulation Using Implantable Microcoils
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…
Smart Contact Lens Could Improve Outcomes for Patients with Congenital Eye Diseases
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…
Soft Acoustic Skin Sensor Detects Vibrations from Speech and Heartbeats
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 Reduce Stroke Risk
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…
New Technique for Generating Human Neural Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering
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…