Cardiology
Tiny heart valve has big potential for startup
An unlikely combination of biomedical engineering and meticulous sewing skills has led to an innovative heart valve replacement that could save countless lives.
Sep 8, 2014
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Neuroscience
Video: Imaging the living brain
Elizabeth Hillman, associate professor of biomedical engineering, leads a team that is developing new imaging methods for the living brain. Their goal is to understand the way that the brain functions and regulates its blood ...
Sep 5, 2014
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Medical research
New technology may identify tiny strains in body tissues before injuries occur
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed algorithms to identify weak spots in tendons, muscles and bones prone to tearing or breaking. The technology, which needs to be refined before it is used in ...
Aug 26, 2014
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Medical research
New non-invasive technique controls size of molecules penetrating the blood-brain barrier
A new technique developed by Elisa Konofagou, associate professor of biomedical engineering and radiology at Columbia Engineering, has demonstrated for the first time that the size of molecules penetrating the blood-brain ...
Aug 14, 2014
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Cardiology
Rating heartbeats to save lives
Although the term "heart failure" is a bit of a misnomer, there's no doubt about its dire consequences. There are over 5 million people in the United States whose hearts simply fail to pump sufficient blood with enough force ...
Aug 5, 2014
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Neuroscience
New mapping approach lets scientists zoom in and out as the brain processes sound
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have mapped the sound-processing part of the mouse brain in a way that keeps both the proverbial forest and the trees in view. Their imaging technique allows zooming in and out on views of brain ...
Jul 31, 2014
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Medical research
Biomedical engineer looks at new applications for novel lupus drug
Expanding on his work with a new drug that successfully treated lupus in mice, a biomedical engineer at the University of Houston has received a $250,000 grant to expand his research to a new version of the drug in an effort ...
Jul 24, 2014
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Health
Clinical and engineering expertise are combined for better understanding and treatment of back pain
(Medical Xpress)—Nearly eight in 10 people experience back pain at some point in their lives. Daily life, job conditions, recreational activities, and simple aging have left most of us unfortunately acquainted with some ...
Jun 30, 2014
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Neuroscience
Watching individual neurons respond to magnetic therapy
Engineers and neuroscientists at Duke University have developed a method to measure the response of an individual neuron to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the brain. The advance will help researchers understand ...
Jun 29, 2014
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Cardiology
Revolutionary heart pump provides insights into cardiac function
(Medical Xpress)—In a basement lab at the Medical Sciences building—the beat goes on.
Jun 26, 2014
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