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Biomedical application
Biomedical applications are used to design medical devices and therapeutics. Appling principles of technology and engineering to living things, advances can be made to improve human health and quality of life.
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MAY 10, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with kidney failure have to undergo hemodialysis—a process where a dialysis machine takes the place of ki ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 27, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
An international team of researchers has developed a wearable health monitor that works without the need for batteries. ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 24, 2021Technology
A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins used “information theory” to uncover key cancer genes. One such culpri ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a genetic disease that causes neurodevelopmental disorders in some affected kids. The diseas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The build-up of fat inside the liver is a worrying sign that points to the possibility of conditions such as nonalcoholi ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 02, 2021Cancer
New work published in Scientific Reports describes the development of an in situ scaffold-forming collagen that cou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 01, 2021Microbiology
Most people know botulism as a nasty disease and botox as a wrinkle reducer that may cause a 'frozen' look if it's overu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2021Microbiology
Reporting in Science, researchers have created an antiviral nasal spray that could help us get the COVID-19 pandemic und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers may have identified a new treatment target for a deadly form of brain cancer. Inhibiting an enzyme called PR ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine in collabora ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 02, 2021Immunology
By the time stomach cancer is diagnosed, it’s often bad news for patients. The disease often presents with relativ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The characteristics of a cell and an organism are largely due to the genes that they express. When genes are active, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2021Technology
New study indicates that deep learning models are superior in biomedical research in comparison to standard machine lear ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 12, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Surgeons remove a tumor from the abdominal cavity of a patient. But how can they be certain that all the cancer cells we ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Medical imaging technologies enable physicians to take a peek under the hood, capturing snapshots of the internal organs ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2020Microbiology
Researchers may have found a way to treat or prevent Crohn's disease, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibodies are naturally used by the body to bind targets on pathogens and neutralize them, and these specific interacti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2020Cardiology
Scientists have found that there are structural differences in the heart's left atrium in Black and white people, an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The many advances that have propelled the field of genetics forward have taken a tremendous amount of work in different ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2020Cancer
New research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications showcases a model capable of predicting which patien ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 genomic editing system holds great promise for treating genetic errors that cause human disease. But we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Mechanical engineers from Michigan Technological University have implemented the laws of surface tension and propulsion ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with kidney failure have to undergo hemodialysis—a process where a dialysis machine takes the place of ki
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 27, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
An international team of researchers has developed a wearable health monitor that works without the need for batteries.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 24, 2021
Technology
A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins used “information theory” to uncover key cancer genes. One such culpri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a genetic disease that causes neurodevelopmental disorders in some affected kids. The diseas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The build-up of fat inside the liver is a worrying sign that points to the possibility of conditions such as nonalcoholi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 02, 2021
Cancer
New work published in Scientific Reports describes the development of an in situ scaffold-forming collagen that cou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 01, 2021
Microbiology
Most people know botulism as a nasty disease and botox as a wrinkle reducer that may cause a 'frozen' look if it's overu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2021
Microbiology
Reporting in Science, researchers have created an antiviral nasal spray that could help us get the COVID-19 pandemic und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers may have identified a new treatment target for a deadly form of brain cancer. Inhibiting an enzyme called PR
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine in collabora
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 02, 2021
Immunology
By the time stomach cancer is diagnosed, it’s often bad news for patients. The disease often presents with relativ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The characteristics of a cell and an organism are largely due to the genes that they express. When genes are active, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2021
Technology
New study indicates that deep learning models are superior in biomedical research in comparison to standard machine lear
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 12, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Surgeons remove a tumor from the abdominal cavity of a patient. But how can they be certain that all the cancer cells we
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Medical imaging technologies enable physicians to take a peek under the hood, capturing snapshots of the internal organs
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers may have found a way to treat or prevent Crohn's disease, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibodies are naturally used by the body to bind targets on pathogens and neutralize them, and these specific interacti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Cardiology
Scientists have found that there are structural differences in the heart's left atrium in Black and white people, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The many advances that have propelled the field of genetics forward have taken a tremendous amount of work in different
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2020
Cancer
New research published in npj Systems Biology and Applications showcases a model capable of predicting which patien
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 genomic editing system holds great promise for treating genetic errors that cause human disease. But we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Mechanical engineers from Michigan Technological University have implemented the laws of surface tension and propulsion
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan