November 23, 2020 Biomedical Engineering Harvard modelling study concludes that rapid-turnaround testing can significantly reduce the spread of coronavirus.
November 4, 2020 Allergy/Immunology The new and improved triple-layer face mask! You do not have to throw out your old one. It still works. Plus, small unpublished study on T-cell response reports that it is still present six months after Covid infection.
May 4, 2020 Apps and diagnosis Health Canada pauses approval for Spartan Bioscience SARS-CoV-2 test because of nasal swab issue and not the device itself. And more study needed before concluding children are not super spreaders of SARS-CoV-2.
November 21, 2017 Biomedical Engineering Digital pill tracks patient compliance: Privacy and data collections issues abound.
April 26, 2017 Biomedical Engineering Artificial uterus research moves forward with premature lamb model. Much more needs to follow before running human trials.
March 27, 2017 Biomedical Engineering Researches developing an inexpensive male infertility test for home use
March 17, 2016 Biomedical Engineering New exoskeleton device that allows paraplegic people to walk approved by FDA
December 2, 2015 Biomedical Engineering Difficult-to-reach-brain-aneurysm problem solved with 3D replica of patient’s arterial network
September 10, 2015 Biomedical Engineering Sponge-like implant traps rogue cancer cells reducing spread in mice. Human trials to soon follow.