Medical Engineering

The development of medical equipment, products and technical procedures is characterized by high research and development costs in a variety of fields related to the study of human medicine.

innovations-report provides informative and stimulating reports and articles on topics ranging from imaging processes, cell and tissue techniques, optical techniques, implants, orthopedic aids, clinical and medical office equipment, dialysis systems and x-ray/radiation monitoring devices to endoscopy, ultrasound, surgical techniques, and dental materials.

Graphene ‘tattoo’ treats cardiac arrhythmia with light

First graphene-based cardiac implant senses irregularities, then stimulates the heart. Researchers led by Northwestern University and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) have developed the first cardiac implant made…

Brain images just got 64 million times sharper

MRI technology from Duke-led effort reveals the entire mouse brain in the highest resolution. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is how we visualize soft, watery tissue that is hard to image…

A new breakthrough in Alzheimer disease research

– visualizing reactive astrocyte-neuron interaction. PET imaging of reactive astrocyte-neuron interaction reveals new insights into Alzheimer’s disease pathology, offering a potential breakthrough in diagnosis and treatment. Recently, a team of…

Implantable device shrinks pancreatic tumors

Taming pancreatic cancer with intratumoral immunotherapy. Houston Methodist nanomedicine researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer – one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers –…

How artificial intelligence can improve protein detection

Small proteins play a critical role in the regulation of immune response, inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. In order to better detect and study them, scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for the…

Scallop Eyes as Inspiration for New Microscope Objectives

Neuroscientists at the University of Zurich have developed innovative objectives for light microscopy by using mirrors to produce images. Their design finds correspondence in mirror telescopes used in astronomy on…

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