01/06/2021
A new class of protein material that interacts with living cells without being absorbed by them can influence cell signaling by binding and sequestering cell surface receptors, a new study shows....
10/28/2020
A major scientific effort is underway to characterize the proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid to improve diagnostics and clinical monitoring assays, and discover potential therapies, for Alzheimer’s...
10/20/2020
Aiming to improve the precision of COVID-19 diagnostics, U.S. radiologists, medical physicists, and computer scientists have created a massive virtual library. Its collection of x-rays and CT scans...
09/30/2020
Type: YouTube
"What if we could build a remote control for cells?" That was the wild idea Kelly Stevens and Daniel Corbett had.
Stevens, assistant professor of bioengineering and laboratory medicine and pathology...
07/23/2020
A national contest has sparked six award-winning ideas to reduce the burden of kidney dialysis among 2 million people globally who receive the blood-cleansing therapy to survive.
One winning entry...
06/29/2020
Powdered sugar is the special ingredient in a Rice University recipe for mimicking the body's intricate, branching blood vessels in lab-grown tissues.
In research published today in the journal...
03/06/2020
Type: YouTube
In space, an astronaut's heart works harder, and that can lead to problems. That's why Nate Sniadecki, professor of mechanical engineering and an investigator with UW Medicine's Institute for Stem...
02/07/2020
How do some mammals postpone the development of their embryos to await better conditions for having offspring? A recent study at the UW Medicine Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine...
01/22/2020
Engineered human capillaries are providing an astounding view of how red blood cells transit ultra-small blood vessels.
This new platform was used in a recent study to learn how severe malaria...
12/05/2019
Changes in heart rate due to low oxygen conditions experienced by the fetus during pregnancy could predict the future heart health of babies, suggests research published today in The Journal of...