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Released: 6-Sep-2023 9:50 AM EDT
NIH study informs antigen testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

By now, most people have used an at-home test to find out if they have COVID-19. Rapid antigen tests are a fast and convenient way for people to test themselves for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They’re a popular alternative to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests that require a laboratory to process the results.

Released: 25-Aug-2023 2:20 PM EDT
NIH selects undergraduate winners of 2023 DEBUT Challenge for impressive medical device designs
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

The National Institutes of Health and the higher education non-profit VentureWell have selected 10 winners and five honorable mentions of the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge, who are set to receive prizes totaling $145,000.

Newswise: Ultrasound can briefly induce a hibernation-like state in animals
Released: 17-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Ultrasound can briefly induce a hibernation-like state in animals
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have used ultrasound to nudge rodents into an energy-conserving state that mirrors a natural, hibernation-like survival mechanism known as torpor. The technique could help buy precious time for patients in critical care.

Newswise: Nanozymes drive tumor-specific drug delivery while minimizing toxicity
Released: 9-Aug-2023 10:35 AM EDT
Nanozymes drive tumor-specific drug delivery while minimizing toxicity
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Nanozymes—artificial enzymes that can carry out pre-determined chemical reactions—could selectively activate a cancer drug within a tumor while minimizing damage to healthy tissue in a mouse model of triple negative breast cancer.

Newswise: RADx Tech Program tackles design of accessible COVID-19 home tests
Released: 24-Jul-2023 5:05 PM EDT
RADx Tech Program tackles design of accessible COVID-19 home tests
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIH's RADx Tech committed resources in early 2022 for increased accessibility of COVID-19 home tests. The RADx Tech Accessibility Program subsequently invited collaboration from advocacy organizations to contribute to design insights and is a first step that will help manufacturers address the gap in accessible test availability.

   
Newswise: Delivering oxygen to tumors may be key in overcoming radiation therapy resistance
Released: 10-Jul-2023 10:10 AM EDT
Delivering oxygen to tumors may be key in overcoming radiation therapy resistance
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

For most of our tissues and cells, a lack of oxygen, or hypoxia, is bad news. However, cancer cells can thrive in these conditions, rendering tumors less susceptible to anti-cancer treatments including radiation. Now, new research may offer a way to break through cancer’s hypoxia-induced defenses.

Newswise: Wireless wonder: wearable ultrasound patch goes completely cable-free
Released: 7-Jul-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Wireless wonder: wearable ultrasound patch goes completely cable-free
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

This fully wireless ultrasound patch, which can capture detailed medical information and wirelessly transmit the data to a smart device, could represent a major step forward in at-home health care technology.

   
Newswise: The quest to develop fair and ethical algorithms in medical imaging
Released: 8-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
The quest to develop fair and ethical algorithms in medical imaging
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

This interview with Maryellen Giger, PhD, delves into the creation of the MIDRC imaging repository, how its data can be used to develop and evaluate AI algorithms, ways that bias can be introduced—and potentially mitigated—in medical imaging models, and what the future may hold.

Newswise: How the combination of advanced ultrasound and AI could upgrade cancer diagnostics
Released: 6-Jun-2023 9:20 AM EDT
How the combination of advanced ultrasound and AI could upgrade cancer diagnostics
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Researchers have shown that an automated cancer diagnostic method, which pairs cutting-edge ultrasound techniques with artificial intelligence, can accurately diagnose thyroid cancer, of which there are more than 40,000 new cases every year.

   
Newswise: Discovery of Skin Cell Function Could Open Doors to Improved Burn Healing
Released: 18-May-2023 3:25 PM EDT
Discovery of Skin Cell Function Could Open Doors to Improved Burn Healing
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Tissue engineering research has shown that a skin cell type could be a new therapeutic target to accelerate the healing of burns and possibly other wounds.

Newswise: Finger on the pulse of drug delivery
Released: 18-May-2023 2:15 PM EDT
Finger on the pulse of drug delivery
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Researchers from Rice University have created drug-filled microparticles that can be engineered to degrade and release their therapeutic cargo days or weeks after administration. By combining multiple microparticles with different degradation times into a single injection, the researchers could develop a drug formulation that delivers many doses over time.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded at-home-videos-to-assess-musculoskeletal-health
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Released: 21-Apr-2023 12:55 PM EDT
At-home videos to assess musculoskeletal health
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIH-funded researchers developed an online tool that can analyze self-collected, at-home videos with a smartphone. When deployed in a nationwide study, the tool could predict physical health and osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.

Newswise: Packaging mRNA for the pancreas
Released: 31-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Packaging mRNA for the pancreas
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing lipid nanoparticles that are designed to carry mRNA specifically to the pancreas. Their study in mice could pave the way for novel therapies for intractable pancreatic diseases, such as diabetes and cancer.

Newswise: Can bioengineered bacteria make cancer treatments better?
Released: 6-Mar-2023 12:45 PM EST
Can bioengineered bacteria make cancer treatments better?
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Bioengineers from Columbia University are developing a pipeline to systematically evaluate how bacterial treatments might synergize with existing anti-cancer therapies in preclinical models.

Newswise: A stretchable, wearable patch for cardiac ultrasound
Released: 25-Jan-2023 2:30 PM EST
A stretchable, wearable patch for cardiac ultrasound
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

After years of research, an NIH-funded team has developed a wearable cardiac ultrasound imager that can non-invasively capture real-time images of the human heart. The prototype patch, which is about the size of a postage stamp, can be worn during exercise, providing valuable cardiac information when the heart is under stress.

Newswise: NIH launches intramural bioengineering center to foster technology collaboration across the agency
Released: 25-Jan-2023 11:05 AM EST
NIH launches intramural bioengineering center to foster technology collaboration across the agency
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIBIB has established the Center for Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration—BETA Center, a new intramural research program to solve a range of medicine’s most pressing problems. The BETA Center will serve the wider NIH intramural research program as a biotechnology resource and catalyst for NIH research discoveries.

Newswise: Let’s clear things up: how do glassfrogs achieve transparency?
Released: 13-Jan-2023 11:05 AM EST
Let’s clear things up: how do glassfrogs achieve transparency?
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Using state-of-the-art imaging technology, NIH-funded researchers have found the secret behind the glassfrog’s ability to become transparent, an effective form of camouflage. Future research may provide insights into disorders related to blood clotting or stroke in humans.

Newswise: NIH launches Home Test to Treat, a pilot COVID-19 telehealth program
Released: 5-Jan-2023 3:00 PM EST
NIH launches Home Test to Treat, a pilot COVID-19 telehealth program
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIH, in collaboration with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at HHS, has launched the Home Test to Treat program, an entirely virtual community health intervention that will provide free COVID-19 health services—at-home rapid tests, telehealth sessions and at-home treatments—in selected communities.

   
Newswise: Injectable, radioactive gel synergizes with chemotherapy to shrink pancreatic tumors
Released: 20-Dec-2022 12:25 PM EST
Injectable, radioactive gel synergizes with chemotherapy to shrink pancreatic tumors
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIBIB-funded researchers are developing a new method to treat pancreatic cancer. In their study, they combined an injectable radioactive gel with systemic chemotherapy in multiple mouse models of the disease. The treatment resulted in tumor regression in all evaluated models, an unprecedented result for this genetically diverse and aggressive type of cancer.

Newswise: Temporary “tattoos” that measure blood pressure
Released: 28-Nov-2022 1:20 PM EST
Temporary “tattoos” that measure blood pressure
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIBIB-funded researchers are fine-tuning a wearable, cuffless blood pressure monitor. Made of graphene, one of the thinnest materials in the world, the device is worn on the underside of the wrist and can measure blood pressure with comparable accuracy to a standard blood pressure cuff.



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