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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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JAN 01, 2020Microbiology
Honey has been used in homeopathic medicine as a wound healer, and now researchers have developed a special application ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2019Microbiology
Like origami paper, DNA molecules can be folded and arranged into complex three-dimensional structures.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2019Technology
A wearable monitoring device can provide relief for individuals with swallowing disorders. The device was developed to b ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 18, 2019Technology
Scientists at Tufts University created an effective fabrication method for molding silk into medical devices. Silk is a ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer becomes most deadly when it has metastasized - when cancerous cells move away from the site where cancer started ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2019Microbiology
Nerve cells act as critical sensors for the human body, and now scientists have found that they have another role in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Curated w/video - CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of an enzyme resulted in longer lasting, more robust therapy.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019Microbiology
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Health & Medicine
The early stages of metastasis, or the spread of cancer cells from the primary tumor site, are incredibly difficult to d ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 23, 2019Technology
It’s no secret that there is a shortage of tuberculosis drug development. To combat this issue, researchers at the ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 21, 2019Cancer
New research published in Nature Communications details the results of a study that tested inhalable nanoparticle-immuno ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
This work may help develop new treatments for skin that is aging or damaged by wounds or burns.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins, also called prions, can cause a host of problems, including neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have known that proteins can insulate electrical flow, but their power as conductors has only recently been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A new technique enables researchers to target and modify one base pair out of billions, and could correct disease-causin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have found that a phenomenon called phase separation plays a critical role in the functions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2019Microbiology
We produce several liters of mucus every day to cover more than 200 square meters in the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to use the immune system in cancer patients' bodies to fight cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As an organism develops, it has to form the right types of cells, like heart or muscle or nerve cells, and then move the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2020
Microbiology
Honey has been used in homeopathic medicine as a wound healer, and now researchers have developed a special application
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2019
Microbiology
Like origami paper, DNA molecules can be folded and arranged into complex three-dimensional structures.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2019
Technology
A wearable monitoring device can provide relief for individuals with swallowing disorders. The device was developed to b
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 18, 2019
Technology
Scientists at Tufts University created an effective fabrication method for molding silk into medical devices. Silk is a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer becomes most deadly when it has metastasized - when cancerous cells move away from the site where cancer started
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2019
Microbiology
Nerve cells act as critical sensors for the human body, and now scientists have found that they have another role in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Curated w/video - CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of an enzyme resulted in longer lasting, more robust therapy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Microbiology
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
The early stages of metastasis, or the spread of cancer cells from the primary tumor site, are incredibly difficult to d
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 23, 2019
Technology
It’s no secret that there is a shortage of tuberculosis drug development. To combat this issue, researchers at the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 21, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Nature Communications details the results of a study that tested inhalable nanoparticle-immuno
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
This work may help develop new treatments for skin that is aging or damaged by wounds or burns.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins, also called prions, can cause a host of problems, including neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have known that proteins can insulate electrical flow, but their power as conductors has only recently been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new technique enables researchers to target and modify one base pair out of billions, and could correct disease-causin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have found that a phenomenon called phase separation plays a critical role in the functions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2019
Microbiology
We produce several liters of mucus every day to cover more than 200 square meters in the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to use the immune system in cancer patients' bodies to fight cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As an organism develops, it has to form the right types of cells, like heart or muscle or nerve cells, and then move the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch