Fibrosis is an affliction wherein cells produce excess fibrous tissue. Fibroblast cells do this to close wounds, but the process can cascade in unwanted places. Examples include cardiac fibrosis; ...

Aged individuals and astronauts experience bone loss despite rigorous physical activity. Bone mechanoresponse is in-part ...

Scientists have been developing and refining methods to accurately measure the age and health of our brains, without cutting ...

A team of Penn State researchers has used a new 3D-printing method to produce a complex metal build that was once only ...

Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible ...

The cells in human bodies are subject to both chemical and mechanical forces. But until recently, scientists have not ...

Xun Jia, Rajat Mittal, Mihaela Pertea, and Sri Sarma honored for outstanding contributions to engineering and medicine ...

Quincy High School senior Kyrie Blue won the district's "Outstanding Vocational-Technical Student of the Year Award" for her ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so tiny that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe—and be noninvasively injected into the body.

Ulysse Nardin appropriately named the new dive watch the 'Diver [AIR]' because only 20% of the watch movement consists of ...

Building on the success of the partnership program as well as industry demand, Western’s Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) will launch a ...