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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.
Getting chemotherapy right, the first time
Many chemotherapy drugs work by damaging cancer cells’ DNA so severely that the cells are forced to commit cellular…
Solution for bacteria strains resistant to antibiotics
Many bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics over the past few decades, and few new drugs have…
Does this color make me look fat?
In mammals, three types of adipose tissues exist. White adipocytes are mainly located in the abdominal and…
Light-sheet microscope drives in automatic
For imaging the development and function of whole living organisms, light-sheet microscopy is one of the most…
Medical grade power adapters approved for use in home healthcare
TRUMPower introduces the TXM25 series of 25W wall mount power adapters that meet 2 MOPP, are approved to Class II…
Placebo more effective for pediatric migraines
No significant difference among amitriptyline, topiramate and placebo in reducing headache days or related…
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…