Unlike humans, many animals are able to regenerate their limbs after losing them. Giving the body the right conditions for regrowth might allow people to recover lost limbs as well.
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A biomedical engineer explains how human-made materials inserted in the body hold hope to repair painful injuries more efficiently than bone grafts.
Heart disease can change the genetic structure of heart cells. Understanding the role that mechanical forces play in these changes could lead to improvements in artificial tissue design.
She believed and advocated that Africa needs to find solutions to its own problems and worked tirelessly to build biomedical engineering capacity across the continent.
An effective oxygen system requires prompt recognition of who needs oxygen, a reliable oxygen supply and safe delivery to those who need it.
Engineering students in Malawi and Tanzania have used the materials and tools available to them to build ventilators, personal protective equipment and UV disinfection systems.
An optical sensor that can detect individual molecules promises early detection of diseases and environmental contamination.
The most interesting thing is how free Gertrude is to move around while the implanted chip collects the data.
A cutting edge new research project is developing Lego-like bricks made from biomaterials to replace bone fragments in shattered limbs.
Researchers are starting to understand why the bones of diabetic people are more prone to fractures.
Are more technologically advanced prosthetics and orthotics actually better for improving health? Or do we just think they are better? And most importantly, how do we figure it out?
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is based on three key requirements working together: signals from body tissues and organs, responding stem cells, and scaffolds.
Health care relies on increasingly sophisticated devices for implanting into the body or monitoring it. Yet most med school graduates are not versed in engineering. That needs to change.
African countries need to start producing and developing their own medical devices. Suitably skilled biomedical engineers are needed for this sort of innovation to take root.
One professor explains how war in Iran led her to a career in biomedical engineering - a rapidly growing field that offers students exciting opportunities to serve humanity.
Highly trained dancers provide insights for researchers helping design improved rehab programs for people with mobility impairments. The next step could include rehab robots as dance partners.
Programmable materials that can change shape could have all manner of potential uses.
Regulations, funding and public opinion around genetically enhancing future generations vary from country to country. Here’s why China may be poised to be the pioneer.
That genetic editing techniques have become as straightforward as they have poses questions for how we want them to be used.
We can already track plenty of body data, but to really make a difference, wearables need to consistently collect clinically valuable information that can be used to improve health.
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Assistant Professor of Architecture, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Bioethics, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Officer, Neuroscience Research Australia
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PhD student, Chalmers University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, George Washington University
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Professor of Ethics, Keele University
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Assistant Professor in Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore
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Paediatrician, Royal Children's Hospital; Research Fellow, Centre for International Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital
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Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University
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Lecturer in Applied Organic Chemistry, University of Surrey
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Professor and Chair, Kennesaw State University
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Manitoba
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Professor & Research Chair - Biomedical Engineering & Innovation, University of Cape Town
