BIOENGINEER.ORG

Three University of Virginia computer science professors have been selected among the inaugural 80 members of the Software Engineering Academy, a new international honor society...

A single oral dose of an experimental therapy protected mice from otherwise lethal whole-body radiation while leaving radiation’s ability to attack cancer intact, according to...

The University of Oklahoma has emerged as a major participant in the U.S. Department of Energy’s ambitious Genesis Mission, a national effort to accelerate scientific...

Deep brain stimulation may offer a new way to restore speech and swallowing after traumatic brain injury, according to a proof-of-concept study from the University...

Myopia correction has long been framed as a choice between permanence and flexibility: laser surgery can reduce or eliminate dependence on glasses and contact lenses,...

Glioblastoma is often described as a tumor that grows too quickly for the brain to contain, but a new study suggests that one of its...

A hidden partnership between aging plastic waste and agricultural pesticides could be changing how long chemical pollutants remain in soil. New research shows that tiny...

The molecular switch that helps determine whether a human gene is turned on or remains silent has been decoded with the help of artificial intelligence....

Heating, cooling, and ventilation consume a major share of the energy used in buildings, and the demand is rising as cities experience more extreme temperatures...

FDA Clears Blood Test Designed to Detect Alzheimer’s-Linked Amyloid Pathology A blood test developed from technology pioneered at Washington University School of Medicine in St....

Minimally invasive laryngeal surgery is entering a new phase in which the central goal is no longer simply to remove diseased tissue, but to preserve...

Melchor Antuñano, an aerospace medicine specialist who spent 34 years helping shape aviation health and safety policy in the United States, has joined the University...

A first-in-class experimental drug has shown strong preclinical activity against several aggressive blood cancers by exploiting a previously unrecognized relationship between two proteins that help...

Doxorubicin has helped transform the treatment of many cancers, but the drug carries a dangerous biological trade-off: it can damage the heart. Now, researchers reporting...

Medical imaging is entering a new era in which scans are no longer used only to produce pictures for physicians to interpret. Increasingly, images are...