Animal testing has long been a fixture of medical and pharmaceutical research, but alternative methods are growing more and more important. Innovative methods allow for research aimed directly at humans—without using animal ...
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In an era marked by rapid technological advancement in biomedical engineering, a recent development could revolutionize our approach to drug testing and disease modeling.
Jun 3, 2024
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In a stride toward enhancing cancer treatment, University of Birmingham researchers are using organ-on-a-chip technology to imitate the liver's environment and improve immunotherapy for liver cancer.
May 21, 2024
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For the roughly 150,000 AIDS patients who come down with a life-threatening infection called fungal meningitis each year, there aren't many options.
May 9, 2024
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A team of Northwestern University scientists has developed the first wireless, implantable temperature sensor to detect inflammatory flareups in patients with Crohn's disease. The approach offers long-term, real-time monitoring ...
Mar 18, 2024
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More than 7 million people in Germany suffer from diabetes. Research into drugs to treat this widespread disease is still difficult. Scientists led by Prof. Dr. Peter Loskill from the NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute ...
Mar 13, 2024
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When the pandemic started, people who felt unwell had to join long queues for lab-based PCR tests and then wait for two days to learn if they had the COVID-19 virus or not.
Mar 5, 2024
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More than two dozen toddlers and at least 128 pregnant women received RSV vaccines they should not have gotten, U.S. health officials say.
Feb 15, 2024
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In a major step forward in drug development, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a tool for building a system known as heart-on-a-chip (HoC).
Feb 6, 2024
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Aggressive measures are needed in the world's tropical regions to prevent the inevitable next global pandemic, an international coalition of researchers has concluded.
Jan 23, 2024
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