New HIV Testing USB Stick Gives Results in 20 Minutes
An HIV testing USB stick has been developed that can test viral levels in the blood without the need for expensive laboratory equipment. The single use device, which is about…
Featured Biomedical Articles
Optical Microtags on Drugs Could Help Identify Counterfeits
Hawaii-based company TruTag Technologies has developed optical microtags that could be used to authenticate drugs and tackle the growing problem of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Counterfeit drugs are causing hundreds of deaths…
Organic Electronic Ion Pump Mimics Neural Signaling at Speeds of 45 ms
The speed that neurons communicate, approximately 10 milliseconds, has proved incredibly difficult to replicate with microfluidics and other fluid transport systems. It is possible to use these technologies to mimic…
Non-Invasive Blood Test for Non-Alcoholic for Liver Disease
Researchers at Cardiff University’s Systems Immunity Research Institute have developed a new method of predicting the risk of developing a severe form of fatty liver disease. The team hopes to…
New Method of 3D Printing Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Developed
A new method for 3D printing biomaterials for tissue engineering has been developed by researchers at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Current techniques for shaping biomaterials are limited to soft…
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…
Role of Retinoic Acid Deficiency in Bowel Cancer Development Explored
Researchers at the University of Stanford School of Medicine have cast more light of the role of retinoic acid deficiency in bowel cancer development, determining that the presence of the…
Hydrogel Burn Dressing Takes the Pain out of Second Degree Burn Treatment
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….
Smart Threads Collect Diagnostic Data Directly from Tissues
Nanosensors have tremendous potential in diagnostic medicine but their use to date has been limited. However, researchers at Tufts University have developed a new ‘smart thread’ containing nanosensors and microfluidics…
CRISPR-Cas9 Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Moves Closer to Human Trials
The CRISPR-Cas9 method of gene correction has been shown to be effective in mice for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy, bringing the gene editing technique closer to human trials. One of…