How Metastatic Cancer Causes Leaky Blood Vessels
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2022 – Preventing metastasis – the development of cancer cells beyond their original location – remains one of the major goals of current cancer […]
Electrospinning Promises Major Improvements in Wearable Technology
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Wearable technology has exploded in recent years. Spurred by advances in flexible sensors, transistors, energy storage, and harvesting devices, wearables encompass miniaturized […]
Editorial: Bionic Devices Offer Benefits, But Pose Health, Ethical Concerns
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2022 — Superhuman performance is no longer science fiction. Bionic devices of the future may be used to augment the neural system to improve […]
Printing Technique Creates Effective Skin Equivalent, Heals Wounds
WASHINGTON, December 3, 2021 — Chronic wounds are deep and difficult to repair. Often, the top of the injury heals before the bottom, so the wound collapses […]
Microtissue System Allows Study of Deadly Lung Disease
WASHINGTON, November 16, 2021 — Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly and rapidly progressing disease with no cure. The disease involves abnormal interactions between lung cells, […]
Experimental Model of Ovarian Cancer Shows Effect of Healthy Cell Arrangement in Metastasis
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2021 — Ovarian cancer devastates more than 20,000 women in the U.S. every year, due in part to its tendency to evade detection and […]
Bioprinted 3D Cardiac Patches Could Reverse Scar Formation, Promote Myocardial Regeneration After Heart Attacks
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2021 — Cardiovascular diseases account for 32% of global deaths. Myocardial infarction, or heart attacks, play a large part in heart diseases and the […]
Bleak Cyborg Future from Brain-Computer Interfaces if We’re Not Careful
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 — Surpassing the biological limitations of the brain and using one’s mind to interact with and control external electronic devices may sound like […]
Machine Learning Can Identify Cancerous Cells by Their Acidity
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 — Cancerous cells exhibit several key differences from healthy cells that help identify them as dangerous. For instance, the pH — the level […]