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A golden solution quickly eliminates bacterial infections, no antibiotics required

If left to their own devices, bacteria on our teeth or wounded skin can encase themselves in a slimy scaffolding, turning into what is called biofilm. These bacteria wreak havoc on our tissue and, being shielded from antibiotic medication by the...
12-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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A bioengineering professor finds her niche in global health

In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re featuring Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D., a professor of bioengineering at Rice University who has been solving women’s health challenges globally for the past two decades.
7-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Engineered bacteria prime tumors for selective elimination

What if bacteria—which love to grow deep inside tumors—could guide cancer therapies directly to their target? A team of NIH-funded researchers has engineered a bacterial strain to “light up” tumors so that reprogrammed T cells, drawn like a...
4-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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A self-driving needle steers through living lung tissue

The lungs are one of the most difficult organs for physicians to navigate with a conventional bronchoscope. To overcome these limitations, a team of NIH-funded researchers built a compact robotic system that can autonomously steer a flexible needle...
28-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Bypassing the blood-brain barrier to improve brain tumor diagnosis

A collaborative team of NIH-funded researchers is developing a way to obtain DNA shed from brain tumors using focused ultrasound. Their first-in-human study could be an important step towards improving the way brain tumors are diagnosed.
27-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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New technology brings advanced blood imaging closer to the clinic

The qualities of flowing blood, or hemodynamics, hold important insights into vascular diseases, but technological limitations have largely kept measurements of these properties out of reach in the clinic. Now, there may be a potential solution on...
16-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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A new RADx® Tech fellowship helps underrepresented innovators advance their technology

A new RADx Tech fellowship aims to increase diversity among biotechnology innovators. Fellows who recently completed the six-month program share their perspectives on how the fellowship helped them advance their technologies.
8-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Automated liquid biopsy detects brain tumor cells in children

An automated tool captures circulating tumor cells in children with central nervous system cancers. The tool could make it easier to identify tumors that don't respond to treatment.
2-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites


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