Research immerses HBCU undergrads in biomedical engineering
Center for Biomechanical & Rehabilitation Engineering lab inspires STEM careers by focusing students on helping the elderly Full story at https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/engineeringdiversity.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item. (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - February 11, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: news
Here ’s Why You Always Feel Sicker at Night
Whether you’re dealing with the common cold, the flu or a stomach bug, you’ve probably noticed that your symptoms feel worse at night.
You’re not imagining things. Research suggests that your body’s circadian rhythms—as well as some other factors—can exacerbate your symptoms after sundown.
Along with regulating your sleep, your body’s circadian clocks help manage your immune system, says Michael Smolensky, a biological rhythm researcher and adjunct professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Texas. “When the immune system is activated”—like when you&r...
Source: TIME: Health - February 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Research Source Type: news
A New Way to Model the Heart Valve
The mitral valve repair space just got a little less complicated due to research from a team of engineers from The University of Texas at Austin. The group has developed a new noninvasive technique for simulating repairs to the mitral valve, which they say has levels of accuracy reliable enough for use in a clinical setting.
The approach involves the use of computational modeling technology that could allow surgeons to provide patient-specific treatments. The engineers outlined their computational modeling technique for imaging mitral valve leaflets in recent issues of the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Bio...
Source: MDDI - February 1, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MDDI Staff Tags: Cardiovascular Source Type: news
New Imaging Tool Gives Greater View of Capillaries
A research team from Northwestern University team has developed a new tool that can image blood flow through capillaries. The 3D imaging process, called spectral contrast optical coherence tomography angiography (SC-OCTA), can help lead to the early diagnosis of disease.
Research regarding the imaging technique was recently published in the journal Light: Science and Applications.
A panel titled Fostering Innovation with Medical Robotics will be held at MD&M West on Feb. 5 in Anaheim, CA.Â
"There has been a progressive push to image smaller and smaller blood vessels and provide more comprehensive, functiona...
Source: MDDI - January 28, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MDDI Staff Tags: Imaging Cardiovascular Source Type: news
2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize awarded to Georgia Tech and Emory University educators
(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Engineering announced today that the 2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education will be awarded to Wendy Newstetter, Joseph Le Doux, and Paul Benkeser from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, " for fusing problem-driven engineering education with learning-science principles to create a pioneering program that develops leaders in biomedical engineering. " (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 9, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education Awarded to Georgia Tech and Emory University Educators
The National Academy of Engineering announced today that the 2019 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education will be awarded to Wendy Newstetter, Joseph Le Doux, and Paul Benkeser from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University"for fusing problem-driven engineering education with learning-science principles to create a pioneering program that develops leaders in biomedical engineering." The $500,000 annual award recognizes new methods and concepts in education aimed at developing engineering leaders. Read ...
Source: News from the National Academies - January 8, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: news
Stanford Researchers Create a Wireless, Battery-Free, Biodegradable Blood Flow Sensor
A new device developed by Stanford University researchers could make it easier for doctors to monitor the success of blood vessel surgery. The sensor, detailed in a paper published Jan. 8 in Nature Biomedical Engineering, monitors the flow of blood through an artery. It is biodegradable, battery-free and wireless, so it is compact and doesn't need to be removed and it can warn a patient's doctor if there is a blockage. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - January 8, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect, Classify Acute Brain Bleeds
THURSDAY, Jan. 3, 2019 -- An artificial intelligence system can diagnose and classify intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Hyunkwang Lee, from Massachusetts General Hospital... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 3, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Medtronic founder Earl Bakken knew how to inspire his employees
Medtronic founder Earl Bakken loved teaching and meeting patients. He died in October 2018.
Earl Bakken made history when he invented the battery-powered, wearable cardiac pacemaker in a Minneapolis garage in 1957. But three years later, the company he co-founded was floundering and desperately needed cash.
To show the board of directors that the $200,000 they had raised would be put to good use, Bakken wrote a mission statement for the company. Nearly 60 years later, that mission statement continues to guide Medtronic and inspire its 86,000 employees. Each receives a medallion that encapsulates the mission statement’s...
Source: Mass Device - December 21, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Bioelectronic Medicine Blog Business/Financial News Cardiac Assist Devices News Well Medtronic universityofminnesota Source Type: news
Elegant trick improves single-cell RNA sequencing
(Cornell University) Researchers at Cornell -- led by Iwijn De Vlaminck, assistant professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering -- have come up with an elegant, low-cost method that solves that problem. And not only does it push single-cell genomics forward, it may allow for new avenues for studies of infection and immune biology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Edging closer to personalized medicine for patients with irregular heartbeat
(Washington University in St. Louis) Biomedical engineer Jon Silva led an international team that determined which patients would benefit the most from a commonly used drug treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
GW professor elected to National Academy of Inventors
(George Washington University) Igor Efimov, the Alisann and Terry Collins Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the George Washington University, will be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors next spring, a prestigious distinction for leaders in academic innovation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - December 13, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news
How One Engineer & #039;s Blood Disorder Enabled the Development of an Anemia Detection App
Every month from the time he was six months old, Rob Mannino has had to go into a clinic to receive a blood transfusion. Mannino has an inherited blood disorder known as beta-thalassemia, which is caused by a mutation in the beta-globin gene.
“My doctors would test my hemoglobin levels more if they could, but it’s a hassle for me to get to the hospital in between transfusions to receive this blood test. Instead, my doctors currently have to just estimate when I’m going to need a transfusion, based on my hemoglobin level trends," Mannino said.
For his biomedical engineer...
Source: MDDI - December 12, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
Neurodegenerative disease research at UT gets financial boost thanks to Facebook founder
(University of Texas at Austin) UT Austin Biomedical Engineer Jenny Jiang has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Investigative Report Casts a Troubling Light on the Medical Device Industry
The consumer media has not been kind to the medical device industry this year. A consortium of journalists released an investigative report on the industry over the weekend that blames poorly regulated medical devices for millions of patient injuries and thousands of deaths. The report, which is based on a year-long investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), is the latest in a series of scathing reviews that have highlighted the darker side of medtech.
According to the ICIJ report, more than 1.7 million injuries and nearly 83,000 deaths linked to medical devices have been...
Source: MDDI - November 27, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
