The majority of human illnesses is caused by damage of a single organ like the liver whose failure accounts for 2M deaths worldwide every year. Orthotopic transplants are the only curative therapy ...

Researchers say the living sensor display technology may have potential applications beyond human healthcare, in veterinary ...

Researchers in Japan are exploring a future where the body itself becomes a health monitor, no screens or batteries required.

Scientists created living skin that glows green to detect inflammation. The biological sensor worked for 200+ days in mice.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – New technology from Purdue University and Indiana University School of Medicine innovators may one day help patients who suffer devastating vocal injuries from surgery on the ...

Study: An engineered human cardiac tissue model reveals contributions of systemic lupus erythematosus autoantibodies to myocardial injury. Image Credit: Shit4Sell / Shutterstock.com In a recent study ...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients suffering from lupus, an autoimmune disease in which our immune system attacks our own tissues and organs, the heart, blood, lung, ...

Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from engineering, biology, and materials science to develop biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue ...

Assistant Professors Ying Wang (Department of Biomedical Engineering) and Yingge Zhou (School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering) collaborated on research about engineered tissues. When ...

Boston, Mass.–A multi-institutional research team has developed a method for embedding networks of biocompatible nanoscale wires within engineered tissues. These networks–which mark the first time ...