Injectable tissue patch may help repair damaged heart

Scientists have developed an injectable tissue bandage smaller than a postage stamp that can repair damaged hearts. Repairing heart tissue destroyed by a heart attack or medical condition with regenerative cells or tissues usually requires invasive open-heart surgery. Researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada have developed a technique that lets them use a…

ClearCaps uses 3D printers to produce 250 dental aligners in 24 hours

ClearCaps, a clear aligner brand founded in Berlin, Germany, is using 3D printers to accelerate its large volume manufacturing operations. ClearCaps also uses state-of-the-art 3D software for planning and tracking of its cases. When Jesse Bartels, founder of ClearCaps, was looking to expand ClearCaps’ fleet of 3D printers, he opted for Structo’s Mask Stereolithography (MSLA)-powered…

UMC Utrecht researchers develop 3D printed living tissues to treat arthritis

Researchers at the University Medical Centre (UMC) Utrecht in the Netherlands are working to make 3D bioprinted tissues that can be implanted into a living joint affected by arthritis. Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints, and it can affect one joint or multiple joints. Out of every 100,000 people, 41 are diagnosed with arthritis…

Molecular biomarkers: their increasing role in the diagnosis, characterization, and therapy guidance in pancreatic cancer

{{ Meetings International proudly announces the “Annual Biomarkers Congress” which will be held during September 20-21, 2018 at Osaka, Japan. Biomarkers Congress 2018 aims to assemble experts from pharma and biopharma, eminent scientists, research scholars, educationists, professors to express their views on the latest update of Biomarkers.}} The rapidly expanding knowledge of the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer at the molecular…

You can get a 3D printed model of your brain in under an hour, thanks to bitmap-based 3D printing

Researchers at Harvard University and MIT have come up with an easy way to 3D print highly detailed models of human brains in less than an hour – for a fraction of the cost and labor needed for a lower quality product. In theory, medical imaging technologies like MRI and CT scans produce high-resolution images…

BIOLIFE4D successfully 3D bioprints human heart tissue

BIOLIFE4D, a Chicago-based medical tech firm specializing in 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering, announced it has successfully demonstrated its ability to 3D bioprint human cardiac tissue – specifically, a human cardiac patch. The successfully 3D printed cardiac patch contains multiple cell types of which the human heart is made of, rather than just cardiomyocytes, and…

3D printed brain tissue could help fight brain disorders

The brain is amazingly complex, with around 86 billion nerve cells. The challenge for researchers to create bench-top brain tissue from which they can learn about how the brain functions, is an extremely difficult one. Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) have taken a step closer to meeting this challenge,…

‘DNA 3D printer,’ a new technique could soon let scientists create new DNA ‘overnight’

Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) have invented a new way to create DNA sequences on demand that promises to be faster and cheaper. It does not require the use of toxic chemical and is more accurate than the regular DNA synthesis technique used so far in laboratories around the world….

Revolutionary technology could radically change cryopreservation of cells and tissues

Everyone knows that freezing things is an imperfect process. Take frozen food, for example – most have experienced those frozen ice crystals that change the texture and taste of their favorite meal. The medical field experiences a similar problem when freezing cells (stem cells) and tissues, except the result is cellular death and decreased quality….

10 health benefits of Yoga

Yoga is a spiritual, mental and physical practice that has been around since ages. With time, people have discovered a number of health benefits associated with yoga. Yoga does more than burning calories and strengthening muscles, it is a workout which involves both body and mind. {{Save the date for International Meeting On Traditional &…