The lab of Kris Saha at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has developed an innovative combination of gene-editing tools and computational simulations that can be used to develop new strategies for editing genes associated with genetic disorders. …
Engineering and the Health Highway
Cell and Gene Therapy: Bringing Cutting-Edge Therapies to Wisconsin
Gene therapy has captured the public’s imagination as several products have now been approved for therapeutic use and hundreds more are being tested in clinical trials. In pursuit of this great potential, biomedical engineering associate professor Krishanu …
Research effort driving advances to combat traumatic brain injuries
Many concussions don’t produce noticeable symptoms, leaving them likely to go undiagnosed and putting the injured at increased risk for lasting complications like brain damage. A team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineer Christian …
Multiple gene edits and computer simulations could help treat rare genetic diseases
The lab of Kris Saha at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has developed an innovative combination of gene-editing tools and computational simulations that can be used to develop new strategies for editing genes associated with genetic disorders. In …
Dianomi Therapeutics’ Presentation at Internat’l mRNA Health Conf. Highlights Strategies to Improve mRNA-based Therapies
MADISON, WIS., USA, November 17, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Dr. William Murphy, Chief Scientific Officer of Dianomi Therapeutics and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, recently presented at the International mRNA Health Conference. Murphy …
Women in Science: How COVID-19 is Impacting the Burgeoning Biohealth Sector
The work Cathy Rasmussen does at Forward BIO Institute can’t be boiled down into a neat, cocktail-party answer. And yet, the effects of her work have the potential to touch millions of lives. As assistant …
NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation Releases White Paper: Thin-Film Electrodes Show Potential for Transforming Neurosurgery
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 30, 2020– NeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation (OTCQB: NMTC; NeuroOne), a medical technology company focused on improving surgical care options and outcomes for patients suffering from brain and spine-related neurological disorders, today announces …
Fourth Bioelectronic Medicine Summit Showcases Broad Innovation
Some of the most influential international experts, researchers, and scientific minds participated in the Fourth Bioelectronic Medicine Summit: Technology Targeting Molecular Mechanisms, hosted by The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research – the global scientific home of bioelectronic …
Creating diamond devices to detect Parkinson’s early
Spartan engineers have secured $3.4 million in grants to develop diamond implants that could let doctors diagnose and treat Parkinson’s disease earlier. Michigan State University’s Wen Li and Erin Purcell are leading the effort to …
WISCONSIN-MADISON SCIENTISTS 3D PRINT ARTERIES TO ENABLE REAL-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison University (UW-Madison) have 3D printed blood vessels that enable cardiac patients to monitor their blood pressure remotely. The research team’s implantable tubular structures emit piezoelectric pulses which act to alert patients …