Lab-Designed “Fish” Could Pave the Way for Artificial Hearts
Researchers at Harvard University have created a fish-like construct from human stem cell-derived cardiac muscle. The structure can beat and swim autonomously, and is inspired...
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Meet Sensate – A Device That Calms Your Fight or Flight Response: Interview Exclusive
A quick way to soothe your nerves sounds too good to be true. There are many methods and techniques used for achieving this “calm” that...
The Slimmest ECG Ever Created: A Review
A couple of weeks ago, AliveCor, a leading innovator in the FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology space, announced the launch of the Kardia Mobile Card....
Silicone Harness Improves COVID Protection of Standard Surgical Masks
Engineers at Rice University created a silicone face harness that drastically improves the protection offered by standard surgical masks against the spread of airborne droplets....
Surgical tape quickly seals intestinal leaks
Researchers at MIT have developed surgical tape that can seal leaks and tears in the gut. The commercial product is designed to replace sutures that...
The Circle of Safety and Physician Burnout
In his book Leaders eat last – why some teams pull together and others don’t, Simon Sinek talks about the importance of a safe work...
MRI-Guided Magnetic Seeds Heat and Destroy Tumors
Scientists at University College London have developed a highly targeted anti-tumor treatment. The approach involves guiding ferromagnetic thermoseeds to the site of a tumor using...
Capsule Delivers and Injects mRNA into Stomach
Researchers at MIT have created an oral mRNA delivery system that could provide an alternative to injectable mRNA vaccines. It could also enable RNA or...
Laparoscopic Robot Performs First Autonomous Surgery
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University developed and now successfully tested the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), a self-guiding surgical robot that can perform challenging laparoscopic...
Cheap and Portable COVID-19 Test Lab
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have created a low-cost, portable COVID testing kit intended for use in remote, low-resource regions of the world....