Medical Technology
3-D microscope method to look inside brains
A University of Utah team discovered a method for turning a small, $40 needle into a 3-D microscope capable of...
Sensitive acid sensor controls insulin production
Researchers have developed an implantable device that precisely monitors acid build-up in the body for people with diabetes and produces...
First gene therapy trial launched for heart patients with mechanical pumps
For the first time in the world, a patient with a mechanical heart pump is taking part in a new...
Seeing the inner workings of brain made easier by new technique
Last year Karl Deisseroth, a Stanford professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, announced a new way of...
Compact and Extremely Small-Scale Incubator Microscope to Examine Cells in Time Lapse
Biologists and doctors rely heavily on incubators and microscopes. Now the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT has come up...
New Test Predicts If Breast Cancer Will Spread
The study was led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)─designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center of Albert Einstein College...
Mobile DNA test for HIV under development
Rice University bioengineers are developing a simple, highly accurate test to detect signs of HIV and its progress in patients...
Ice cream sensations on the computer
Changes in coldness, creaminess or texture that we experience in the mouth while we are eating an ice cream can...
New genetic sequencing methods mean quicker, cheaper, and accurate embryo screening
Results from the first study of the clinical application of next generation DNA sequencing (NGS) in screening embryos for genetic...
World’s Smallest, Fastest Nanomotor
Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have built the smallest, fastest and...
Engineer invents a way to beam power to medical chips deep inside the body
A wireless system developed by Assistant Professor Ada Poon uses the same power as a cell phone to safely transmit...
Dogs May Help Spot Human Prostate Cancers
Dogs can be trained to sniff out evidence of prostate cancer in human urine with near-perfect accuracy, Italian researchers report....
New Implanted Devices May Reshape Medicine
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft...
MEMS nanoinjector for genetic modification of cells
The ability to transfer a gene or DNA sequence from one animal into the genome of another plays a critical...