Biomedicine, also known as medical biology, encompasses the principles of biology and natural sciences to clinical practice, research, and technological advancements in the field of healthcare. The primary focus of biomedicine is to understand the biological underpinnings of diseases, their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, utilizing a wide array of disciplines such as genetics, microbiology, and physiology. This field plays a crucial role in the development of new therapies, medical devices, and diagnostic tools, and it incorporates methods from molecular and cell biology to address clinical needs. Biomedicine has led to significant innovations such as gene therapy, stem cell treatments, and the development of new vaccines and medications, greatly enhancing the effectiveness and precision of medical treatment and improving patient outcomes.
By providing plausible label maps for one medical image, the Tyche machine-learning model could help clinicians and researchers capture crucial information. In biomedicine, segmentation involves…
AG5 inhibits the cytokine storm similarly to corticosteroids, but unlike them, it adequately preserves innate immunity. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical trials with hospitalized…
Proteins are key to all processes in our cells and understanding their functions and regulation is of major importance. “For many years, we have known…
New research reveals the role of the RNF41 protein in liver fibrosis. The RNF41 protein could be a new therapeutic target in the fight against…
A new study explains where COVID-19 variants come from New research shows that people with weakened immune systems are more likely to get chronic infections…
The proteins that belong to the HAT family are essential for life as they transport amino acids across the cell membrane. Although the members of…
NYU Tandon-led team crosses barrier needed to deliver drugs at the cellular level and to engineer tissue. Imagine a perfectly biocompatible, protein-based drug delivery system…
UConn researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented…
Researchers at Houston Methodist used computer modeling to find an existing investigational drug compound for leukemia patients to treat triple-negative breast cancer once it spreads…
A Band-Aid adhesive bandage is an effective way to stop bleeding from skin wounds, but an equally viable option for internal bleeding does not yet…
A team of UConn Health researchers has designed a novel, hybrid hydrogel system to help address some of the challenges in repairing bone in the…
Chernobyl. Three Mile Island. Fukushima. Accidents at nuclear power plants can potentially cause massive destruction and expose workers and civilians to dangerous levels of radiation…
For some years, scientists have been researching in order to find ways of reducing animal testing and accelerating clinical trials. In vitro assays with living…
Researchers have developed a new way to capture the detailed biomechanical properties of heart tissue. The high-resolution optical technique fills an important technology gap necessary…
To most, an operating room and a manufacturing plant are as different as any two places can be. But not to Dennis Orgill. “To some…
Researchers at IRB Barcelona unravel the role of the histone BigH1 in the development of male sex cells from stem cells. The study, which was…
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have created a fully functioning artificial human heart muscle large enough to patch over damage typically seen in patients who…
Using ingestible electronic devices, a team of engineers harness stomach acid to power tiny sensors. Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed…