Wearable Devices Offer Continuous Monitoring for COVID-19
Sticker-like medical wearables stream symptom data to physicians
biomedical engineering
Scientists Prove Bioengineered Uteri Support Pregnancy
Approach may someday provide a regenerative medicine solution for women with the inability to get pregnant due to uterine dysfunctional infertility
Team Makes Tiny, Magnetically Powered Neural Stimulator
Tests show 'magnetoelectric' power is viable option for clinical-grade implants
A 3D-Printable Material That Mimics Biological Tissues
University of Colorado scientists are the first to 3D print a complex, porous lattice structure using liquid crystal elastomers, creating devices that can finally mimic biological tissues
Researchers Find New Way to Detect Blood Clots
Texas A&M biomedical engineering researchers designed a medical device that mimics blood vessels to design and monitor drugs for patients with clotting disorders
Discovery Could Lead to New Sugar-Based Drugs
Researchers from DTU have revealed the structure of an enzyme that can convert low-cost sugars into hard-to-produce alpha-GalNAc sugars with therapeutic properties
'Breathable' Electronics May Mean Better Wearable Tech
Material's gas permeability allows sweat and volatile organic compounds to evaporate away from the skin, making it more comfortable for users
Nanodevices Could Thwart Formation of Alzheimer's Plaques
Researchers are studying ways to prevent β-amyloid peptides from forming these dangerous plaques in order to halt development of Alzheimer's disease in the brain
Smart Contact Lenses That Diagnose and Treat Diabetes
A research team has developed wirelessly driven 'smart contact lens' technology that can detect diabetes and further treat diabetic retinopathy just by being worn
Which Strategies Are Most Likely to Defeat Coronavirus?
A recent review study suggests that the development of certain antivirals and gene therapy are likely to progress quickest in the fight against dangerous coronviruses such as SARS-CoV-2