Researchers have discovered how commonly used coloring agents such as tattoo inks and food dyes could help improve cancer detection
Using tattoo ink to find cancer
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Surgical tools with smart sensors can advance cardiac surgery and therapy
A new class of medical instruments equipped with a soft electronics system improves diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in minimally invasive surgeries
Light-activated CaproGlu brings tissue together
Light-activated bioadhesive bonds tissue together in wet or dry conditions
Back to nature for future devices
The natural world is proving a useful resource for building biocompatible and environmentally friendly bio-based devices
Artificial eye has the potential to outperform human vision
New device could help visually impaired people
External skin patch transfers power to medical implants
A wireless power transfer system can sustainably power biomedical electronic implants, eliminating the need to surgically change batteries
Team gets first-ever look at a rare but vital stem cell in humans
New understanding of immune cell origins may offer cancer and COVID-19 drug targets
Bio-bots with spinal cords have natural walking rhythm
Researchers have developed miniature biological robots that move naturally when a spinal cord is added
First step toward using stem cells to treat enteric nervous system disorders
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how the enteric nervous system forms, which could pave the way for new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s