3D model of a boy ’s heart speeds up life-saving operation
Operating on a child’s heart is a challenging procedure. Not only is the organ (presumably) defective, but it’s also small, complex, and delicate. So when Louisville, KY heart surgeon Erle Austin was preparing to operate on 14-month-old Roland Lian Cung Bawi’s heart, he first showed the scans of the muscle to two other surgeons, both […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 26, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
3D model of a boy’s heart speeds up life-saving operation
Operating on a child’s heart is a challenging procedure. Not only is the organ (presumably) defective, but it’s also small, complex, and delicate. So when Louisville, KY heart surgeon Erle Austin was preparing to operate on 14-month-old Roland Lian Cung Bawi’s heart, he first showed the scans of the muscle to two other surgeons, both […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 26, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
HIV and AIDS
his 3D medical animation shows the function of white blood cells in normal immunity. It also portrays how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects the immune system and causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Common types of antiretroviral medications used to treat HIV and AIDS are also shown. (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 25, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Building Artificial Cells Will Be a Noisy Business
Engineers like to make things that work. And if one wants to make something work using nanoscale components—the size of proteins, antibodies, and viruses—mimicking the behavior of cells is a good place to start since cells carry an enormous amount of information in a very tiny packet. As Erik Winfree, professor of computer science, computation […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 24, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Molly Stevens: A new way to grow bone
What does it take to regrow bone in mass quantities? Typical bone regeneration — wherein bone is taken from a patient’s hip and grafted onto damaged bone elsewhere in the body — is limited and can cause great pain just a few years after operation. In an informative talk, Molly Stevens introduces a new stem […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 24, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Brain-Wide Map of “Neural Highways” Is First of Its Kind
For the first time ever, neuroscientists have completed a comprehensive roadmap of the top-trafficked communication highways in the human brain. This white-matter map not only charts the geography of these neural highways – it also plots out which of them interact with the most other paths, which are most crucial for supporting key brain functions, […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 24, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Brain Source Type: blogs
Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Attack
This 3D medical animation shows the coronary vessels in the heart and the different ways they may become blocked. The symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are depicted. The animation finishes up with common treatments for acute coronary syndrome and heart attack. (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
Brain Implant Lets One Monkey Control Another
In work inspired partly by the movie “Avatar,” one monkey could control the body of another monkey using thought alone by connecting the brain of the puppet-master monkey to the spine of the other through a prosthesis, researchers say. These findings could help lead to implants that help patients overcome paralysis, scientists added. Paralysis due […] (Source: Biosingularity)
Source: Biosingularity - February 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Derya Tags: Biotechnology Source Type: blogs
