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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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JUL 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system took the research world by storm when it was first introduced. Now there are concern ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2018Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2018Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2018Videos
This work could help eliminate animal models, and tailor medicine to the patient.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
An unlimited supply of materials for transplants like bone grafts would be a game-changer.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This is the first time a gene alteration has successfully changed behaviors associated with autism.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created another mosquito with genetic engineering that will be released into the wild.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
If you had to guess, what would you think “F-sand” is? Whatever your answer, I’ll be mightily impresse ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 26, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One company is using 3D printing to build human tissues; they've now made a structure with functional capillaries.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2018Cardiology
Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 26, 2018Neuroscience
When someone has lost a limb to amputation a common problem is "phantom pain." The limb is gone, but the brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Alan Turing didn't only contribute to computing & mathematics. He also developed a theory about how biological patterns ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2018Neuroscience
Many people get nervous when they have to speak in front of a crowd. Whether it's a business meeting or speech, gett ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have figured out a way to synthesize DNA with a natural enzyme, and their approach is easy, fast and accurat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
When the balance between two enzymes was restored, it relieved symptoms of Alzheimer's in an animal model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2018Videos
Researchers are developing ways to treat hair loss, which is a problem for many people for a variety of reasons.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2018Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system took the research world by storm when it was first introduced. Now there are concern
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2018
Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2018
Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
After early setbacks, genetic therapeutics are being developed again.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2018
Videos
This work could help eliminate animal models, and tailor medicine to the patient.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
An unlimited supply of materials for transplants like bone grafts would be a game-changer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This is the first time a gene alteration has successfully changed behaviors associated with autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created another mosquito with genetic engineering that will be released into the wild.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
If you had to guess, what would you think “F-sand” is? Whatever your answer, I’ll be mightily impresse
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 26, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One company is using 3D printing to build human tissues; they've now made a structure with functional capillaries.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists are working on the world’s first micropacemaker system designed to be implanted in the pericardial sac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 26, 2018
Neuroscience
When someone has lost a limb to amputation a common problem is "phantom pain." The limb is gone, but the brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alan Turing didn't only contribute to computing & mathematics. He also developed a theory about how biological patterns
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Neuroscience
Many people get nervous when they have to speak in front of a crowd. Whether it's a business meeting or speech, gett
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have figured out a way to synthesize DNA with a natural enzyme, and their approach is easy, fast and accurat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
When the balance between two enzymes was restored, it relieved symptoms of Alzheimer's in an animal model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2018
Videos
Researchers are developing ways to treat hair loss, which is a problem for many people for a variety of reasons.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2018
Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch