Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Airflow video shows how easily coronavirus can be spread by coughing
A coughing video created by University College Dublin professors has helped show the important of social distancing.
Apr 16, 2020
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News tagged with materials engineering
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop mechanical ventilator ready for industrial manufacturing
Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV) has headed the development of a new mechanical ventilator, which is ready to be manufactured on an industrial level, in turn helping supply these devices to hospitals where they can ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Surgery
Regrettable tattoo? Robots with tiny lasers could soon erase the pain
They are the faded souvenirs of your questionable judgement, unbridled revelry, and/or dissolved relationships. But if you thought you'd be stuck with your bad tattoos forever—or face the pain and potential scarring of ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Medical research
Dealing a therapeutic counterblow to traumatic brain injury
A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person's skull and the tissue beneath it. But the trauma does not stop there. The impact sets off a chemical reaction ...
Oct 4, 2019
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Medical research
New technique isolates placental cells for non-invasive genetic testing
Brown University researchers have developed a simple method for isolating placental cells from cervical swabs. The technique, described in the journal Scientific Reports, could aid in developing less invasive ways of diagnosing ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Medical research
New pharmaceutical target reverses osteoporosis in mice
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have discovered a pharmaceutical target that, when activated, can reverse bone degradation caused by osteoporosis in mouse models of the disease.
Aug 21, 2019
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Medical research
BioSA: Bridging the gap with biodegradable metals
Millions of patients all over the world undergo surgical procedures related to bone defect repair every year. With an ever-increasing life expectancy and the issues that come with a decaying skeleton, the number of interventions ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Medical research
Timed release of turmeric stops cancer cell growth
A Washington State University research team has developed a drug delivery system using curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice turmeric, that successfully inhibits bone cancer cells while promoting growth of healthy bone ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Medical research
Bioprinting bone substitute materials with cell-laden bioinks
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is a developing field in materials science and bioengineering, in which researchers aim to engineer an ideal, bioinspired material to promote assisted bone repair. Since experimental strategies ...
Pediatrics
Hands-on, realistic breastfeeding simulation to train perinatal professionals
Four Purdue University students in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering have developed a novel anatomically correct and hands-on breastfeeding simulator system to assist the training of perinatal nurses and professionals.
Aug 9, 2018
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