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The medical end market refers to the application of engineering to medicine and biology in order to improve healthcare treatment such as diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Includes, but is not limited to, prostheses, robotics, implants, devices, and genetic engineering. A major part of this category is research and development.
Brain cells glow in the dark with bioluminescent sensor
A team of Vanderbilt scientists have developed a probe, which is a genetically modified form of luciferase, the…
Genetic blood disorder cured in mice through gene-editing
A next gen gene-editing system developed by Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University scientists has…
Antibiotic-releasing nanofibers prevent joint surgery infections
Scientists at The Johns Hopkins University show, in a proof-of-concept study with mice, that a novel coating they…
‘Wearing robotic exoskeleton’ for human gait rehab
Wearable "robot-assisted training" is quickly emerging as a method that helps improve the rehab process of stroke…
Huge doses of drugs to combat cancer could be reduced
The huge doses of drugs required to combat cancer could be reduced thanks to the work of A*STAR researchers, and…
Nano-decoy ensures human influenza A virus self-destructs
To infect its victims, influenza A heads for the lungs, where it latches onto sialic acid on the surface of cells.…
Marijuana helps researchers understand receptor reactions
A more detailed view into the structure of the human cannabinoid (CB1) receptor has been provided by new research.…
The technology paradox: Technology to give you your life back
Author: Daisy Stapley-Bunten
Technology to take you away from technology – sound a little paradoxical?…
MRI to evaluate fetal health and development
Researchers from MIT, Boston Children's Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital have joined forces in an…
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MIT neuroscientists have discovered that brain cells called glial cells play a critical role in controlling…