New Insights into Wound Healing Process
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2021 — Biomedical engineers developed a technique to observe wound healing in real time, discovering a central role for cells known as fibroblasts. The […]
Out of Many COVID-19 Tests, Which One to Choose?
WASHINGTON, December 1, 2020 — Until a vaccine is available, curbing the coronavirus pandemic relies heavily on how quickly a potentially exposed individual can be tested and […]
Assessing State of the Art in AI for Brain Disease Treatment
WASHINGTON, October 14, 2020 — Artificial intelligence is lauded for its ability to solve problems humans cannot, thanks to novel computing architectures that process large amounts of […]
Chemotherapy Drug More Effective When Combined With Microbubbles
WASHINGTON, September 8, 2020 — Hepatocellular carcinoma is a particularly stubborn form of cancer with few treatments and a high mortality rate. It is usually treated by […]
Brain’s Immune Cells Promising Cellular Target for Therapeutics
WASHINGTON, September 8, 2020 — Inspired by the need for new and better therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, Rutgers University researchers […]
Biohybrid Model Uses Organic Lungs, Synthetic Muscles to Re-Create Respiration Mechanics
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2020 — Benchtop tools for studying the respiratory system misrepresent the interdependence between the diaphragm, abdomen and lungs. Meanwhile, computational models often hide the […]
Artificial Tissue Used to Research Uterine Contractions
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2020 — Advanced tissue engineering technologies allow scientists to mimic the structure of a uterus, enabling crucial research on fertility and disease. In an […]
Rat Spinal Cords Control Neural Function in Biobots
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 — Biological robots, or biobots, draw inspiration from natural systems to mimic the motions of organisms, such as swimming or jumping. Improvements […]
Personalized Microrobots Swim Through Biological Barriers, Deliver Drugs to Cells
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2020 — Tiny biohybrid robots on the micrometer scale can swim through the body and deliver drugs to tumors or provide other cargo-carrying functions. […]