How to weave human tissue into new blood vessels
Researchers at the University of Bordeaux in France have engineered human tissue to be woven into blood vessels and treat diseased or damaged blood vessels.
New Device May Reduce Risks in Procedure to Unblock Arteries
Alternative treatment uses light-activated drug to coat an angioplasty balloon.
3D Printing Microstructures for New Drug Delivery Systems with SPHRINT
In the recently published, ‘SPHRINT – Printing Drug Delivery Microspheres from Polymeric Melts,’ authors Tal Shpigel, Almog Uziel, and Dan Y. Lewitus explore better ways to offer sustained release pharmaceuticals via 3D printed structures.
Machine Keeps Human Livers Alive for One Week Outside of the Body
Breakthrough may increase the number of available organs for transplantation.
Liquid Biopsy Test Detects More than 50 Cancer Types
Grail had a huge win in the liquid biopsy space this week. The Menlo Park, CA-based company said results of its Circulating Cell-Free Genome Atlas study show its technology can detect 50 cancer types across all stages with a very low false-positive rate .
Early-Warning System for Detecting Infections Is Being Studied
In a new study, Profusa’s Lumee Oxygen Platform, which measures biochemical changes in real-time, is being used to detect changes in a patient’s body chemistry that can help identify if it has become infected with a virus or bacteria, potentially up to three weeks earlier than current methods.
Color-Changing Bandages Sense and Treat Bacterial Infections
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health.
Researchers Hope to Make Needle Pricks for Diabetics a Thing of the Past
Study suggests noninvasive spectroscopy could be used to monitor blood glucose levels.
Medical Devices and the Ransomware Menace
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Is it possible to ‘knit’ replacement blood vessels?
A new way to replace a patient’s damaged blood vessels may be on its way, as researchers in France are figuring out a way to “knit” new vessels with a collagen-based extracellular matrix.
