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Platform for Lab-Grown Heart Cells Lets Researchers Examine Broader Functional Effects of Drugs

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 13, 2019 — Animal models provide benefits for biomedical research, but translating such findings to human physiology can be difficult. The human heart’s energy […]

Biochip Advances Enable Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2019 — Biochips are essentially tiny laboratories designed to function inside living organisms, and they are driving next-generation DNA sequencing technologies. This powerful […]

Algorithmic Innovation May Help Reduce Invasive Heart Procedures

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16, 2018 — Doctors use invasive procedures to map the hearts of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, to decide whether […]

Observing the Mechanism of Metastasis for the First Time

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2018 — Metastasis, or the formation of secondary tumors, is a leading contributor to the vast majority of deaths related to cancer. The […]

High Vinculin Levels Help Keep Aging Fruit Fly Hearts Young

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2018 — Our cells tend to lose their shape as we grow older, contributing to many of the effects we experience as aging. […]

A First Look at Interstitial Fluid Flow in the Brain

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2018 — Interstitial fluid transports nutrients and removes waste between the organs and tissues in our body. In the brain, interstitial fluid is […]

Building Better Beta Peptides

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2018 — Designing bioscaffolds offers bioengineers greater flexibility when it comes to tissue engineering and biomedicine. Systems that use self-assembling peptides can create […]

Ionizing Radiation Found to Soften Tumor Cell Microenvironment

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 3, 2018 — Nearly half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy to curb the growth of malignant cells. But little is known about […]

An Organ-On-A-Chip Device That Models Heart Disease

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 2, 2018 — When studying diseases or testing potential drug therapies, researchers usually turn to cultured cells on Petri dishes or experiments with lab […]