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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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AUG 28, 2020Cancer
Genome repair is one of the big-ticket research areas for the future of medicine. CRISPR-Cas9 systems can edit the genom ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2020Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Microbiology
Microbes in our gastrointestinal tract may not only be closely linked to our health, but they may also be useful as a di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells rely on a network of tiny filaments to give them form and support their structure. One crucial filament is a prote ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2020Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The human body is made up of around 10 trillion cells. Fascinatingly, we have 10 times more bacterial cells on our bodie ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has changed research and is now making impacts in clinical medicine.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In a study published in Science Advances, scientists propose a new method for diagnosing gastric cancer, the third leadi ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 01, 2020Cardiology
This study has also demonstrated that there is a way to print heart muscle cells that causes them to organize and work i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A phenomenon called liquid-liquid phase separation can be easily demonstrated by mixing oil and vinegar. It's not only f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Rapid drug discovery saves lives and new technology is aiming to do just that in the fight against tuberculosis. Learn m ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: a hiker on a backcountry trail falls down a rocky embankment, and is left with a deep gash on the leg afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 20, 2020Technology
A robot with the ability to chew can provide useful insights on medicated chewing gum for pharmaceutical companies. The ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 17, 2020Microbiology
Researchers at Caltech have serendipitously found microbes that consume manganese for energy.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2020Microbiology
Heparin is a very common drug that's been approved as an anticoagulant since 1992. Researchers have now found that the m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2020Microbiology
There is intense competition for resources in the microbial world, and bacteria have an arsenal of weapons to help them ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2020Technology
According to a clinical trial, recent assistive technology can enable individuals to power their wheelchair with their t ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2020Microbiology
Millions of people around the world have been infected with the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. Th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working on ways to use light to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR for several years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2020Cancer
Research published in the journal ACS Nano describes a wearable patch that can be used to lessen side effects from chemo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 28, 2020
Cancer
Genome repair is one of the big-ticket research areas for the future of medicine. CRISPR-Cas9 systems can edit the genom
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2020
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium. If it stays on the skin it's harmless, but if it gets into the bloodstream,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Microbiology
Microbes in our gastrointestinal tract may not only be closely linked to our health, but they may also be useful as a di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells rely on a network of tiny filaments to give them form and support their structure. One crucial filament is a prote
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2020
Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human body is made up of around 10 trillion cells. Fascinatingly, we have 10 times more bacterial cells on our bodie
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has changed research and is now making impacts in clinical medicine.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a study published in Science Advances, scientists propose a new method for diagnosing gastric cancer, the third leadi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 01, 2020
Cardiology
This study has also demonstrated that there is a way to print heart muscle cells that causes them to organize and work i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A phenomenon called liquid-liquid phase separation can be easily demonstrated by mixing oil and vinegar. It's not only f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Rapid drug discovery saves lives and new technology is aiming to do just that in the fight against tuberculosis. Learn m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: a hiker on a backcountry trail falls down a rocky embankment, and is left with a deep gash on the leg afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 20, 2020
Technology
A robot with the ability to chew can provide useful insights on medicated chewing gum for pharmaceutical companies. The
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 17, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers at Caltech have serendipitously found microbes that consume manganese for energy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2020
Microbiology
Heparin is a very common drug that's been approved as an anticoagulant since 1992. Researchers have now found that the m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Microbiology
There is intense competition for resources in the microbial world, and bacteria have an arsenal of weapons to help them
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2020
Technology
According to a clinical trial, recent assistive technology can enable individuals to power their wheelchair with their t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2020
Microbiology
Millions of people around the world have been infected with the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been working on ways to use light to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR for several years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the journal ACS Nano describes a wearable patch that can be used to lessen side effects from chemo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan