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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 16, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Looking for ways to cool off and beat the summer heat? Think twice before wiping that sweat off your brow. Every drop of ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
To describe it in a very basic way, cancer is uncontrolled cell growth. A number of processes regulate various aspects o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have learned more about how important the gut is to human health. Trillions of microbes liv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Microorganisms called oncolytic viruses can infect and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Their cells of cephalopods like squid and octopuses can change in incredible ways to create living camouflage.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Red blood cells are the most abundant type of cell in the blood. They contain a protein called hemoglobin and have incre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new wearable sensing technology developed by researchers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering is describe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is a hormone that's produced by a specific set of cells in the pancreas, and it functions to regulate blood ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Nature Biomedical Engineering highlights a savvy innovation for those struggling with balance: ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created many different implantable devices and medicines that are as simple as pacemakers or as complex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2020Chemistry & Physics
One of the current limitations of using a 3D printer is the size of the product. For someone to print a large part, they ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 28, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 24, 2020Technology
Researchers have discovered a new type of laser developed to give high amounts of energy in very short duration. The app ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Organisms develop from a single cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of tissues and structures that are found ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2020Microbiology
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept through various countries with widely discrepant mortality rates.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia that affects as many as 5.5 million Americans and the incidence is increasing a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our blood carries many types of critical cells, including platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, which are m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work suggests that it may be possible to dampen autoimmunity or promote an immune attack on cancer through a bioche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We've come a long way from the human genome project, which took years to complete. It now takes about 6 hours to sequenc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers have developed an open-source and customizable microscope that can be 3D-printed for only $18.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Looking for ways to cool off and beat the summer heat? Think twice before wiping that sweat off your brow. Every drop of
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
To describe it in a very basic way, cancer is uncontrolled cell growth. A number of processes regulate various aspects o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have learned more about how important the gut is to human health. Trillions of microbes liv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microorganisms called oncolytic viruses can infect and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Their cells of cephalopods like squid and octopuses can change in incredible ways to create living camouflage.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Red blood cells are the most abundant type of cell in the blood. They contain a protein called hemoglobin and have incre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new wearable sensing technology developed by researchers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering is describe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is a hormone that's produced by a specific set of cells in the pancreas, and it functions to regulate blood
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Nature Biomedical Engineering highlights a savvy innovation for those struggling with balance:
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created many different implantable devices and medicines that are as simple as pacemakers or as complex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
One of the current limitations of using a 3D printer is the size of the product. For someone to print a large part, they
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 24, 2020
Technology
Researchers have discovered a new type of laser developed to give high amounts of energy in very short duration. The app
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms develop from a single cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of tissues and structures that are found
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Microbiology
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept through various countries with widely discrepant mortality rates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia that affects as many as 5.5 million Americans and the incidence is increasing a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our blood carries many types of critical cells, including platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, which are m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work suggests that it may be possible to dampen autoimmunity or promote an immune attack on cancer through a bioche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We've come a long way from the human genome project, which took years to complete. It now takes about 6 hours to sequenc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers have developed an open-source and customizable microscope that can be 3D-printed for only $18.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch