Bioengineer, Author at BIOENGINEER.ORG

Credit: SMART and NTU Singapore Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and...

Statins vs. nutraceutical (Longevinex®) for vision threatening cholesterol deposits

(Resveratrol Partners LLC, dba LONGEVINEX) Drusen deposits approached the visual center (fovea) of the patient's only functional eye. Use of...

Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood

People at high risk of a heart attack in adulthood could be spotted much earlier in life with a one-off...

PolyU develops eNightLog system for caring elderly with dementia

Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed eNightLog, a multi-function nighttime monitoring system...

Vaccinating humans to protect mosquitoes from malaria

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For decades, scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine that prevents mosquitoes from spreading malaria among...

Launch of the discrimination and inequality laboratory

Credit: UC3M Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have introduced the Laboratory of Discrimination and Inequality (D-Lab),...

Engineer to use world-class 3D printers to create dissolvable medical implants

Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln As a kid, Michael Sealy was tall. A little clumsy, he says. And...

Boyce receives Gates Foundation grant for groundbreaking research in global health

Credit: Morag MacLachlan Chapel Hill, NC - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute for Global Health and...

A tumor cell population responsible for resistance to therapy and tumor relapse

Resistance to therapy is a major problem in cancer patients as the cells that resist to therapy is at the...

Metastatic breast cancer patients report high level of financial impact

CHAPEL HILL -- A national survey of more than 1,000 women with metastatic breast cancer led by University of North...

Work environment challenges nurses trying to adopt healthy behaviors

Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, October 8, 2018 - Research among nurses reports fewer than 10 percent...

US researchers explore variations in employment outcomes for people with disabilities

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. October 8, 2018. A team of disability researchers has authored a new article that...

Rutgers discovers new delivery system that could help prevent bacterial infections

In a recent study in the Journal of The American Chemical Society, Professor Tewodros Asefa and Associate Professor Jeffrey Boyd...

Maryland Proton Treatment Center offers thermal therapy in combination with proton therapy

Credit: University of Maryland Medical System Baltimore, Md. Oct. 8, 2018 - The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) is now...

Study: Sexes differ when it comes to comfort during and after exercise

Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- New research from the University at Buffalo has, for the first time, identified...

Racial discrimination linked to higher risk of chronic illness in African-American women

Credit: Public domain Berkeley -- Less-educated African American women who report experiencing high levels of racial discrimination may face greater...

Scientists successfully implant a polymeric prosthesis imitating bone structure

Credit: © NUST MISIS For the first time ever, a research team from the small innovative enterprise Biomimetix, implementing several...

Largest ever genetic study of blood pressure

Credit: Lancaster University The largest ever genetic analysis of over one million people has identified 535 new genes associated with...

Mayo clinic researchers question benefits of long term oxygen therapy in COPD

CHICAGO--October 8, 2018--Long-term oxygen therapy does not decrease the risk for hospitalizations or increase life expectancy for many patients with...

Genetic risk factor for erectile dysfunction identified