Microfluidics Device Close to Predict Clots in Real Time
Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a device that allows to predict if a blood sample will...
Biomedicine
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VirScan Detects All Past and Present Viral Infections
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a new method to detect a person’s viral history. VirScan tests for more than 1000...
Biomedicine
Pancreatic Cells Originated from Human Skin Revert Diabetes in Mice
Researchers from the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have created for the first time functional pancreatic cells from human skin...
Biomedicine
Genome Editing Cures Muscular Dystrophy in Mice
Researchers from Duke University have used the CRISPR technology to cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy in a mouse. It is the first time that the gene editing...
Biomedicine
Nanoreactors Increase Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Yield
Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an innovative cell-free protein synthesis system based on microfabricated reactors that produce therapeutic...
Biomedicine
Long-Lasting Hydrogel Derived from Sea Anemones
A team of researchers from Pohang and Yeungnam Universities have created a mechanically durable hydrogel inspired in a sturdy protein found in anemones that...
3D bioprinting
Metastatic Nanobridges to Take Control of Healthy Cells
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWM) have discovered a new mechanism used by cancer cells to metastasize. Nanochannels protruding from metastatic cells connect them...
Biomedicine
Brain MRI Reveals a Potential Biomarker for Depression
A team of scientists from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) have recently published a study that correlates depression risk with a...
Biomedicine