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Pregnancy is possible after cancer treatment
It has been reported for the first time in Germany that healthy ovarian tissue has been taken from a non-pregnant woman with cancer and then re-implanted after cancer therapy. view more (2008-04-24)
Novel findings about neovessel formation
The main role in new findings about neovessel formation is played by a protein called tissue factor. This factor turns out to have both a stimulatory function and an inhibitory function in the generation of blood vessels. Normally these two functions neutralize each other, but in diseases like retinopathy - where unwanted blood vessels grow into... view more... (2004-05-10)
Go with the flow: How cells use biological flows to signal and organize
An EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) team led by professor Melody Swartz has demonstrated for the first time that the presence of very slow biological flows affects the extracellular environment in ways that are critical for tissue formation and cell migration. view more (2005-10-25)
Double research boost for tissue engineering community
The UK Department of Trade and Industry has recently awarded two biomaterial research projects to a consortium comprising the University of Brighton (School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences), the National Physical Laboratory and Queen Mary College, University of London. The projects: Interactions of Cells with Biomaterials Surfaces and... view more... (2003-05-29)
Fat tissue surrounding thoracic arteries may be beneficial
A team of McMaster researchers has discovered that fat tissue surrounding thoracic arteries may be beneficial in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. view more (2005-12-02)
Automated tissue engineering on demand
Skin from a factory - this has long been the dream of pharmacologists, chemists and doctors. Research has an urgent need for large quantities of 'skin models', which can be used to determine if products such as creams and soaps, cleaning agents, medicines and adhesive bandages are compatible with skin, or if they instead will lead to irritation or... view more... (2009-05-19)
New Initiatives To Support Engineering
The Board of the ERA Foundation has made major donations to two prestigious organisations, The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. £8M has been given to the Royal Academy of Engineering and £2M to the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, under Gift-Aid arrangements, to fund new... view more... (2005-02-17)
Engineers enter new era
Delivering the prestigious Sir Henry Royce lecture yesterday evening (31 October) at the Institution of Incorporated Engineers in London, Dr Robert Hawley, Chairman of the Engineering Council, the UK body responsible for regulating the engineering profession, warned of the need to rethink engineering priorities in the light of global events. view more (2001-11-01)
Up-and-coming researchers in life sciences
Fungal infections pose a serious threat to patients with weakened immune systems. In the past few years, candida albicans has become the most common germ for mycosis - and the number of cases is on the rise. This widespread member of the yeast family, has already developed strong resistance to antimycotic drugs commonly prescribed. Medication... view more... (2002-11-14)
Laser Surgery Probe Targets Individual Cancer Cells
Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases. view more (2008-06-25)
K-12 education should include engineering
The introduction of K-12 engineering education has the potential to improve student learning and achievement in science and mathematics, increase awareness about what engineers do and of engineering as a potential career, and boost students' technological literacy. view more (2009-09-09)
'Demographic time-bomb' does exist for engineering in academia
The Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes the recently published report, 'Academic staff: trends and projections', by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The report provides definitive numerical evidence of significant staff shortages facing university engineering departments. There is a 'demographic time-bomb' for... view more... (2002-11-06)
Computer scientists develop model for studying arrangements of tissue networks by cell division
Computer scientists at Harvard have developed a framework for studying the arrangement of tissue networks created by cell division across a diverse set of organisms, including fruit flies, tadpoles, and plants. view more (2009-06-18)
Business says 'yes' to Engineering and Technology Board
An overwhelming response from business and industry to engage fully in the creation of the new Engineering and Technology Board was proof of the urgent and strong demand for change across the engineering and technology sector, Dr Robert Hawley, Chairman of the Engineering Council in the UK, told the UK section of the US-based IEEE (Institute of... view more... (2001-03-14)
Biomedical Engineering Study Demonstrates the Healing Value of Magnets
Magnets have been touted for their healing properties since ancient Greece. Magnetic therapy is still widely used today as an alternative method for treating a number of conditions, from arthritis to depression, but there hasn't been scientific proof that magnets can heal. view more (2008-01-04)
From sow’s ear to new skin – new treatments for old wounds
Sterilised, cell-free pigskin* is just one of the products being developed by scientists to help the body recover from injury or disease without scarring or forming chronic, non-healing wounds. The material helps the natural healing process by acting as a matrix over which skin cells are encouraged to grow, says Dr Ian Kill from Brunel University... view more... (2001-08-30)
Bone's material flaws lead to disease
The weak tendons and fragile bones characteristic of osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, stem from a genetic mutation that causes the incorrect substitution of a single amino acid in the chain of thousands of amino acids making up a collagen molecule, the basic building block of bone and tendon. view more (2009-08-05)
Stress causes parodontis
Under stress, major proteins get actively destroyed in the parodentium. According to biologists' data, chronical stress inhibits the osseous tissue maturing process and intensifies decomposition of collagen protein and proteoglycans with the animals non-resistant to stress. Stress intensifies hydrolysis of proteins, which make the basis of the... view more... (2003-09-26)
Light shines for potential early cancer diagnosis technique
A team led by a Northwestern University biomedical engineer has developed a new optical technique that holds promise for minimally invasive screening methods for the early diagnosis of cancer. view more (2008-12-11)
World first research to speed up cure for ear infections
Fast tracking the healing process for common ear infections will be the focus of ground-breaking research by WA's Lions Ear and Hearing Institute (LEHI). view more (2006-04-19)
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