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Video: First Full-Body Medical Imaging in 3D
The world’s first full-body medical scanner can capture a 3D picture of the entire human body in 20 to 30 seconds.
A Hybrid Biofuel Cell Designed to Power Implantable Medical Devices
A glucose-powered biofuel cell equipped with cotton fiber-based electrodes is under development as a power source for pacemakers and other implantable medical devices.
Video: Cloud-Based Tool Speeds Analysis of RNA Sequencing Data
Biojupies relies on cloud technologies to analyze and visualize large amounts of data, such as that acquired by genome sequencing.
Domestic Supply of Iodine-131 Secured in the U.S.
The first supplier to be based in the U.S. since the 1980s is expected to help guarantee the availability of the radioisotope for medical use.
Pacemaker Size Shrinks for Use in Infants
The diminutive device, measuring only one cubic centimeter, can be implanted with a minimally invasive procedure that promises faster recovery times and shorter surgeries.
Glaucoma Drainage Device Uses Magnetic Fields for Self-Cleaning
Microactuators incorporated into the device vibrate and shake biomaterials loose when a magnetic field is externally introduced.
Video: Print and AR Medical Exam Study Resources
The books and augmented reality application help the user efficiently study and learn with an integrated print-mobile approach.
AI Opens New Possibilities for Heart Medicine
In a first-of-its-kind study, artificial intelligence is opening new possibilities for heart medicine: both in terms of providing better images of the heart, and in interpreting those images to catch heart disease earlier.
Wearable Bioreactor Promises a Leap for Regenerative Medicine
Delivering progesterone to an amputation injury site via a wearable bioreactor can induce limb regeneration in non-regenerative adult frogs — and potentially in humans.
Six Things You Need to Know About Group Term Life Insurance (and How to Get it Fast)
The most flexible type of insurance to protect the goals and dreams of your family, should your untimely death occur, is group term life insurance.
Designing Proteins That Snap Together Like Legos
Newly developed, self-assembling protein filaments could lead to the construction of entirely novel materials unlike any found in nature.
Watch: Nanobots Designed to Propel Through the Eye
Nanobots have been designed to penetrate dense tissue — specifically the vitreous body of the eye.
'Bionic' Mushroom Merges Biology, Nanotechnology
Researchers have supercharged an ordinary white button mushroom with 3D-printed clusters of cyanobacteria that generate electricity, plus swirls of graphene nanoribbons that collect the current.
Study: Sitting is Not the New Smoking
No need to get up: claims comparing the health dangers of sitting for long periods with smoking cigarettes are misleading.
Skip the Sutures in Favor of Laser-Activated Silk Nanosealants
Laser-activated nanosealants may offer a more biocompatible tissue repair option than sutures or staples.
Contact Lens Created to Treat Corneal Wounds
The inner surface of the scleral lens incorporates donor limbal mesenchymal stromal cells deemed more therapeutic than the amniotic membranes currently used.
Microneedles and Nanotech Offer a Path to Painless Vaccinations
Nanoparticle-encapsulated vaccines are combined with microneedles to boost immune responses with a more patient-friendly delivery method.
Microfluidics Applied to Pancreatic Cancer-Blood Clot Nexus
A microfluidic device designed to examine a link between blood clots and pancreatic tumors could lead to earlier detection and improved therapies.
Organ on a Chip Realized in 3D
The device incorporates cells inside a 3D transistor composed of a soft, sponge-like material inspired by native tissue structure.
Composite Material Regulates Its Own Temperature
Materials scientists at the University of Nottingham, U.K., adopted a bio-inspired engineering approach to develop a thermally-functional material made of a synthetic polymer.