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Tiny machine poised to unlock brain’s mysteries
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Tiny machine poised to unlock brain’s mysteries

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THREE DIMENSIONAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL NEURAL INTERFACES FOR CORTICAL SPHEROIDS AND ENGINEERED ASSEMBLOIDS CREDIT: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY A team of scientists, led by researchers at Northwestern University, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), has developed novel technology promising to increase understanding of how brains develop, and offer answers on repairing brains in...

Johns Hopkins Researchers engineer tiny machines that deliver medicine efficiently
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Johns Hopkins Researchers engineer tiny machines that deliver medicine efficiently

JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE IMAGE: WHEN AN OPEN THERAGRIPPER, LEFT, IS EXPOSED TO INTERNAL BODY TEMPERATURES, IT CLOSES ON THE INSTESTINAL WALL. Inspired by a parasitic worm that digs its sharp teeth into its host’s intestines, Johns Hopkins researchers have designed tiny, star-shaped microdevices that can latch onto intestinal mucosa and release drugs into the body. David Gracias,...