Precisely controlled electrical stimulus can help the nervous system circumvent areas damaged in a spinal cord injury, and allow brain commands to reach limbs, according to a study by UW Medicine researc
A University of Washington team has used sound waves to create cellular scaffolding for tissue engineering – a unique approach that could help overcome one of regenerative medicine’s significant obstacles.
UW Medicine is undertaking a 15-patient trial of a specialized ultrasound device to move, not obliterate, kidney stones. The device is being developed by the UW's Applied Physics Laboratory.