Medical Technology
Revolutionary device found to lower blood pressure
A revolutionary device has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, compared to...
Researchers make breakthrough on new anesthetics
For the first time since the 1970s, researchers are on the verge of developing a new class of anesthetics. According...
Wearable sensor clears path to long-term EKG, EMG monitoring
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new, wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals,...
New Device Allows for Manipulation of Differentiating Stem Cells
Electroporation is a powerful technique in molecular biology. By using an electrical pulse to create a temporary nanopore in a...
Simple Method to Sense DNA
A simple method to sense DNA, as well as potential biomarker proteins of cancer or other diseases such as Alzheimer’s,...
World’s First Human X-Ray 1895 Röntgen’s wife hand
The discovery of a new and mysterious form of radiation in the late 19th century led to a revolution in...
New technique reveals immune cell motion through variety of tissues
Neutrophils, cells recruited by the immune system to fight infection, need to move through a great variety of tissues. New...
Lens-free microscope can detect cancer at the cellular level
UCLA researchers have developed a lens-free microscope that can be used to detect the presence of cancer or other cell-level...
Organic electronics could lead to cheap, wearable medical sensors
Future fitness trackers could soon add blood-oxygen levels to the list of vital signs measured with new technology developed by...
Injectable 3D vaccines could fight cancer and infectious diseases
New findings show programmable biomaterials can be delivered using needle injection to induce an immune response and fight deadly diseases....
This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly
Forget stitches — there's a better way to close wounds. In this talk, TED Fellow Joe Landolina talks about his...
Two sensors in one
MIT chemists have developed new nanoparticles that can simultaneously perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorescent imaging in living animals....
Advances in electron microscopy reveal secrets of HIV and other viruses
UC Davis researchers are getting a new look at the workings of HIV and other viruses thanks to new techniques...
Bio-Inspired Bleeding Control
Stanching the free flow of blood from an injury remains a holy grail of clinical medicine. Controlling blood flow is...
‘Electronic skin’ could improve early breast cancer detection
For detecting cancer, manual breast exams seem low-tech compared to other methods such as MRI. But scientists are now developing...
New drug-delivery capsule may replace injections
Given a choice, most patients would prefer to take a drug orally instead of getting an injection. Unfortunately, many drugs,...
Wireless sensor transmits tumor pressure
A novel sensor that can wirelessly relay pressure readings from inside a tumor has been developed by researchers. Wireless interstitial...
A new way to diagnose malaria
Using magnetic fields, technique can detect parasite’s waste products in infected blood cells. Red blood cells from a patient infected...
Protein glue shows potential for use with biomaterials
Researchers at the University of Milan in Italy have shown that a synthetic protein called AGMA1 has the potential to...
Sorting cells with sound waves
Acoustic device that separates tumor cells from blood cells could help assess cancer’s spread. Photo Credit: Illustration Christine Daniloff/MIT Researchers...