Biomedicine

Research where biology meets medicine: disease mechanisms, translational work and the instruments behind clinical discovery.

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Next Generation Dried Plasma Spot Technology

Shimazdu and Novilytic have partnered to develop a new dried plasma spot technology. An unmeasured amount from 20 to 75 uL of whole blood are...

Biomedicine

3D Scaffolds and Biomechanical Forces Imitate Conditions for Cancer Growth

Scientists from Rice University and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new system to test cancer drugs. The researchers have created a...

Biomedicine

First 3D Printed Drug Approved by FDA

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals has announced the FDA approval of the SPRITAM® levetiracetam, a drug to treat epilepsy. The tablets were produced by their proprietary ZipDose® Technology platform....

Biomedicine

High Res 3D Bioprinting Startup Looks for Investors

Poietis has launched a crowdfunding campaign on the WiSEED platform. The company plans to provide on-demand fabrication of human-tissues. 3D bioprints will have applications in research as predictive...

Bioengineering

Long Telomeres May Cause Lung Cancer

  Scientists from the University of Chicago have found out that long telomeres are related to higher chances of lung cancer. The article, appeared in...

Biomedicine

Fully Functional Hepatocytes Obtained From Stem Cells

Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Alexander Grass Center for Bioengineering have produced the most functional hepatocytes to date. The researchers derived the liver...

Bioengineering

Non-Genetic Mechanism Can Cause Cancer

Researchers from the University of Leeds and the University of Texas – MD Anderson Cancer Center involved in ovarian cancer have discovered that protein imbalance can cause cancer....

Biomedicine
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CRISPR/Cas9 Successfully Modifies T Cells

Scientists from University of California San Francisco (USCF) have found an improved method to successfully edit the genome of mature human T cells. The research...

Bioengineering