Author: jgriffin

Johns Hopkins team wins NIH prize for hemorrhage diagnostic tool

Johns Hopkins team wins NIH prize for hemorrhage diagnostic tool

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jgriffin

Wed, 09/13/2023 – 11:11

A team of Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering undergraduates took home a $15,000 prize at the Nationa…

Johns Hopkins team wins NIH prize for hemorrhage diagnostic tool
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jgriffin Wed, 09/13/2023 - 11:11
A team of Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering undergraduates took home a $15,000 prize at the National Institutes of Health’s 2023 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge, which seeks innovative solutions to unmet health needs. Source: Johns Hopkins University

Bioengineering Undergraduates Win NIH Awards

Bioengineering Undergraduates Win NIH Awards

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jgriffin

Wed, 08/30/2023 – 14:20

Two teams of UC San Diego undergraduate bioengineering students won Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) awar…

Bioengineering Undergraduates Win NIH Awards

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jgriffin Wed, 08/30/2023 - 14:20
Two teams of UC San Diego undergraduate bioengineering students won Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) awards from the National Institutes of Health. Source: UC San Diego

Can an artificial kidney finally free patients from dialysis?

Can an artificial kidney finally free patients from dialysis?

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jgriffin

Wed, 08/30/2023 – 10:02

Scientists are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from n…

Can an artificial kidney finally free patients from dialysis?
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jgriffin Wed, 08/30/2023 - 10:02
Scientists are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune system after a transplant. Source: UC San Francisco/Science Daily

NIH selects undergraduate winners of 2023 DEBUT Challenge for impressive medical device designs

NIH selects undergraduate winners of 2023 DEBUT Challenge for impressive medical device designs

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jgriffin

Thu, 08/24/2023 – 12:39

The National Institutes of Health and the higher education non-profit Vent…

NIH selects undergraduate winners of 2023 DEBUT Challenge for impressive medical device designs
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jgriffin Thu, 08/24/2023 - 12:39

The National Institutes of Health and the higher education non-profit VentureWell have selected 10 winners and five honorable mentions of the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge, who are set to receive prizes totaling $145,000. The awards will be presented to the winning teams during the annual Biomedical Engineering Society conference held Oct. 11-14, 2023.

Now in its 12th year, the DEBUT Challenge calls on teams of undergraduate students to produce technological solutions to a broad spectrum of unmet health needs.

Ultrasound can briefly induce a hibernation-like state in animals

Ultrasound can briefly induce a hibernation-like state in animals

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jgriffin

Thu, 08/17/2023 – 14:21

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have used ultrasound to nudge rodents into an e…

Ultrasound can briefly induce a hibernation-like state in animals

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jgriffin Thu, 08/17/2023 - 14:21
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have used ultrasound to nudge rodents into an energy-conserving state that mirrors a natural, hibernation-like survival mechanism known as torpor. The technique could help buy precious time for patients in critical care.

Delivering oxygen to tumors may be key in overcoming radiation therapy resistance

Delivering oxygen to tumors may be key in overcoming radiation therapy resistance

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jgriffin

Fri, 07/07/2023 – 14:31

For most of our tissues and cells, a lack of oxygen, or hypoxia, is bad news. Cancer…

Delivering oxygen to tumors may be key in overcoming radiation therapy resistance
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jgriffin Fri, 07/07/2023 - 14:31
For most of our tissues and cells, a lack of oxygen, or hypoxia, is bad news. Cancer cells, on the other hand, can thrive in these hypoxic conditions, which render tumors less susceptible to anti-cancer treatments, including radiation. Now, new research may offer a way to break through cancer’s hypoxia-induced defenses.

Drug combination provides a one-two punch attack against colorectal cancer

Drug combination provides a one-two punch attack against colorectal cancer

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jgriffin

Wed, 06/28/2023 – 11:30

Researchers have discovered a new combination of drugs that significantly boosts the efficac…

Drug combination provides a one-two punch attack against colorectal cancer
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jgriffin Wed, 06/28/2023 - 11:30
Researchers have discovered a new combination of drugs that significantly boosts the efficacy of anti-cancer treatments for colorectal cancers implanted in mice. The results also highlight a previously unknown mechanism of DNA repair. Source: National Cancer Institute

Ultrasound Selfies: With Little Training, Patients Could Produce High-Quality Medical Images at Home

Ultrasound Selfies: With Little Training, Patients Could Produce High-Quality Medical Images at Home

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jgriffin

Tue, 06/06/2023 – 10:20

One day, the ultrasound equipment that health care professionals…

Ultrasound Selfies: With Little Training, Patients Could Produce High-Quality Medical Images at Home

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jgriffin Tue, 06/06/2023 - 10:20
One day, the ultrasound equipment that health care professionals use for essential diagnostic imaging may no longer be confined to the clinic, instead operated by patients in the comfort of their homes. New research marks a major step toward that future.

Ultrasound Selfies: With Little Training, Patients Could Produce High-Quality Medical Images at Home

Ultrasound Selfies: With Little Training, Patients Could Produce High-Quality Medical Images at Home

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jgriffin

Tue, 06/06/2023 – 10:20

One day, the ultrasound equipment that health care professionals…

Ultrasound Selfies: With Little Training, Patients Could Produce High-Quality Medical Images at Home

Science Highlights
jgriffin Tue, 06/06/2023 - 10:20
One day, the ultrasound equipment that health care professionals use for essential diagnostic imaging may no longer be confined to the clinic, instead operated by patients in the comfort of their homes. New research marks a major step toward that future.

How the combination of advanced ultrasound and AI could upgrade cancer diagnostics

How the combination of advanced ultrasound and AI could upgrade cancer diagnostics

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jgriffin

Fri, 06/02/2023 – 10:04

Researchers have shown that an automated cancer diagnostic method, which pairs cut…

How the combination of advanced ultrasound and AI could upgrade cancer diagnostics

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jgriffin Fri, 06/02/2023 - 10:04
Researchers have shown that an automated cancer diagnostic method, which pairs cutting-edge ultrasound techniques with artificial intelligence, can accurately diagnose thyroid cancer, of which there are more than 40,000 new cases every year.