Tag: physical sciences
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Leaf-Based Process Produces Low-Cost Enzymes
A University of Pennsylvania lab is developing a process for producing enzymes, chemicals from organisms that act as catalysts, in green leafy plants at low cost.
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Gel Boosts T-Cells for Cancer Treatments
A biomedical engineering team devised techniques using a gel to produce more engineered T-cells, which in lab mice stopped the growth of tumors.
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Sensors, Algorithm Personalize Parkinson’s Therapy
An engineering lab developed a system with wearable sensors and machine learning to detect periods of medication ineffectiveness in people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Repair Patch Devised for Heart Attacks
Researchers in the U.S. and China designed a hydrogel patch that in lab animals reduces the damage to heart muscle occurring after a heart attack.
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Crispr Used to Create Circuit-Like Genes
A biotechnology team uses genome-editing to create synthetic genes acting like electronic circuits that can be arrayed in cells like computer components.
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Human Heart 3-D Printed from Patient Cells
A biomedical engineering team printed a three-dimensional scale model of a human heart, including blood vessels, from cells donated by a living person.
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Start-Up Analyzes Images to Determine Medical Condition
A new company provides a service that determines a person’s condition for disease treatments based on indicators derived from an analysis of huge medical-image databases.
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Univ-Business Consortium Developing Advanced Satellites
An international consortium, led by University of South Australia, plans to create a new generation of space satellites with greater sensing and communications capabilities.
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Lung Model Developed to Test E-Cigarettes, Hookah
A three-dimensional model of a human lung is being developed to test health effects of new trends in smoking, such as electronic cigarettes and hookahs.
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Smartwatch Monitor Boosts Parkinson’s Care
A university in the U.K. designed a home-based care plan for people with Parkinson’s disease that uses a smartwatch device to monitor their conditions.