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Cancer Patients Who Elect to Die at Home Live Longer

Terminal cancer patients who choose to die at home live longer than those who choose to die at a hospital, according to a new study.   More...
12 Apr 2016

Bactericidal Viruses May Prevent Medical Device Infections

A new study describes how bacteriophages can be enlisted to combat Proteus mirabilis, a bacterium that commonly encrusts and blocks urinary catheters.  More...
11 Apr 2016

Antibacterial Soap May Disrupt Intestinal Microbiota in Fetuses

A new study reveals that using nonprescription soaps containing the antimicrobial triclocarban during pregnancy and breast-feeding may alter the composition of intestinal bacteria in offspring.  More...
10 Apr 2016
Image: The GP-hybrid electrochemical device array (Photo courtesy of IBS Center for Nanoparticle Research).

Wearable Biomedical Device Helps Combat Diabetes

An innovative graphene-based patch is capable of noninvasive blood sugar monitoring and feedback therapy by analyzing human sweat.   More...
05 Apr 2016
Image: A partially recellularized human whole-heart cardiac scaffold cultured in a bioreactor (Photo courtesy of MGH Center for Regenerative Medicine).

Bioengineered Human Myocardium Successfully Regenerated

A new study shows that native cardiac extracellular matrix scaffolds could support the seeding of human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes in order to create functional myocardial-like tissue of multiple complexities.  More...
05 Apr 2016
Image: The prototype of the ‘smart’ wound dressing: not infected (L), infected (R) (Photo courtesy of the University of Bath).

Autofluorescent Bandage Detects Pathogenic Bacteria

An intelligent hydrogel wound dressing glows green when it detects the presence of harmful bacteria in wound biofilms, potentially reducing the use of antibiotics.  More...
04 Apr 2016

New Process Quickly Stops Bleeding from Stab Wounds

New research suggests that that a liquid form of chemical element gallium can rapidly halt bleeding from deep wounds, without causing blood clots.  More...
03 Apr 2016
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