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Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering: the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g. diagnostic or therapeutic). This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine, combining the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical biological sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Biomedical engineering has only recently emerged as its own study, as compared to many other engineering fields. Such an evolution is common as a new field transitions from being an interdisciplinary specialization among already-established fields, to being considered a field in itself. Much of the work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development, spanning a broad array of subfields.
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JUN 24, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from Singapore have created the ExoSCOPE, the world’s first blood test for tracking whether or not a p ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 21, 2021Cancer
In an effort to understand how breast implants influence the immune system, researchers from MIT have led an analysis to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2021Cancer
A new study finds cultured cancer cells lack genetic similarity to humans. This is concerning because cancer cell lines ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 18, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New 3D-printed bioinks developed by Purdue University and Los Alamos National Laboratory could improve surgical procedur ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 07, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a handheld diagnostic device, capable of detecting the presence of the SARS-CoV-2’s spik ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Devices that can stimulate deep regions of the brain have been in development as treatment options for disorders like ep ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2021Cancer
A research team composed of scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has designed an automated non-invasive ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In an effort to support the growth of the circular economy, researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 24, 2021Cardiology
Scientists that study human disease have long had to rely on animal models or cell culture platforms in which cells grew ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 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 FernandesMAY 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA molecules serve several functions, one of which is to help the cell generate proteins from active genes. It also may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge of pro-inflammatory cytokines, intense, and sustained inflammation leading to organ damage and a high risk of de ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2021Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 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 17, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Duke University worked on creating a self-assembling nanomaterial-based drug that can help address damage ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A chimera human-monkey blastocyst is seen in this image by Weizhi Ji of the Kunming University of Science and Technology ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain injuries are common, costly, and difficult to treat. The brain damage that accompanies a significant traumatic bra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2021Microbiology
The bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract have a big influence on our health, and they serve some important functions i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from Singapore have created the ExoSCOPE, the world’s first blood test for tracking whether or not a p
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 21, 2021
Cancer
In an effort to understand how breast implants influence the immune system, researchers from MIT have led an analysis to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2021
Cancer
A new study finds cultured cancer cells lack genetic similarity to humans. This is concerning because cancer cell lines
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New 3D-printed bioinks developed by Purdue University and Los Alamos National Laboratory could improve surgical procedur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 07, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a handheld diagnostic device, capable of detecting the presence of the SARS-CoV-2’s spik
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Devices that can stimulate deep regions of the brain have been in development as treatment options for disorders like ep
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2021
Cancer
A research team composed of scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has designed an automated non-invasive
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In an effort to support the growth of the circular economy, researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 24, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists that study human disease have long had to rely on animal models or cell culture platforms in which cells grew
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
MAY 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA molecules serve several functions, one of which is to help the cell generate proteins from active genes. It also may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge of pro-inflammatory cytokines, intense, and sustained inflammation leading to organ damage and a high risk of de
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2021
Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Duke University worked on creating a self-assembling nanomaterial-based drug that can help address damage
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A chimera human-monkey blastocyst is seen in this image by Weizhi Ji of the Kunming University of Science and Technology
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain injuries are common, costly, and difficult to treat. The brain damage that accompanies a significant traumatic bra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2021
Microbiology
The bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract have a big influence on our health, and they serve some important functions i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch