Scientists say, for the first time, they have grown human blood vessels from scratch in the lab that look and behave like the ones in our bodies. Read article below for more information. cbc.ca/news/technolog…

Read article below to see how scientists have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by molding their surrounding material -in the first instance creating a self-curving cornea. sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/…

A type of non-invasive cancer called carcinoma in situ (CIS) can occur in the human lung. Some cases will progress to form an invasive type of cancer, LUSC, but until now no method had been developed that could identify which CIS growths would progress. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Scientists say they have taken an important step forward in creating 3-D printed hearts -- with the ultimate goal of making replacement tissue for organs and body parts damaged by disease or injury. Read more about 3-D Printers below. webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/…

A small, portable breath monitor developed at the University of Michigan can quickly and accurately detect acute respiratory distress syndrome, an often deadly disease that causes fluid to leak into the lungs and demands early diagnosis. phys.org/news/2019-08-s…

Transcriptomics – sequencing of the RNA produced within a tissue or cell – is one way to estimate how genes are expressed, providing a more detailed insight into which cellular processes are dysfunctional in disease and aiding therapy selection. technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/pr…

labmanager.com/news/2019/09/r… St. Jude scientists have used a 3D genome to improve understanding of gene regulation during development and disease. To learn more, read article below!

Robots navigating settings like the human body could mean big things for medical treatment, but moving them through these environments is much easier said than done. Scientists at the University of Illinois have come up with a promising new possibility. newatlas.com/medical/biobot…

A new device uses a smartphone and a paper microfluidic chip to detect extremely low levels of norovirus. Read more about this very contagious virus and this new device below! medicalnewstoday.com/articles/32624…

The acquisition of the new Siemens Terra 7 Tesla (7 T) MRI scanner launches a unique partnership between Carle Foundation Hospital and the University of Illinois. Read article below to learn more. beckman.illinois.edu/news/2019/10/m…

Associate Professor Hehuang "David" Xie and his collaborators just published a new study. In this study, Xie and his research team explained transcription factors and enzymes that control certain processes in the brain through the methylation of DNA. medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-m…

news.ucsc.edu/2019/10/pediat… View article to see how a comparative RNA sequencing analysis, conducted across four precision medicine studies, was feasible and potentially useful for many children with cancer

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have provided new insights into how antibiotic use in humans can disrupt the communities of bacteria that reside in our gut systems. Read more in article below. genengnews.com/news/bioinform…

Oregon State University research has provided the first complete, cellular-level look at what’s going on in joints afflicted by osteoarthritis, a debilitating and costly condition that affects nearly one-quarter of adults in the United States. thenewsguard.com/news_paid/stud…

Researchers from multiple disciplines are working together at KAUST to develop bioelectronics that can detect diseases, treat cancers and track marine animals. Read more here: phys.org/news/2019-12-e…

Researchers say a new method to analyze data from individual human cells could be a step-change for diagnosing some of the most devastating diseases, including cancer and autoimmune disease. sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/…

In a study conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a research team developed a new form of quantum dots with short-wave infrared (SWIR) emission for imaging single molecules in cells and tissues. bioengineering.illinois.edu/news/article/3…

Researchers at Qatar University and the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, have made progress developing living heart valves that can grow with the body and integrate with the patient's native tissue. medicalxpress.com/news/2020-01-b…

Illinois researchers used a suite of imaging methods to create the first holistic picture of peripheral artery disease recovery. Read more in article below. news.illinois.edu/view/6367/8067…