Budding surgeons may soon train on stretchy, lifelike 3D-printed skin that oozes out blood and pus when cut.

A groundbreaking biodegradable heart patch promises to repair damaged heart muscle by merging with tissue and dissolving ...

Minnesota engineers developed fluid-filled 3D-printed tissues that mimic the feel of surgery, earning praise from surgeons.

University of Minnesota researchers are using 3D printers to produce "realistic human tissue" for use in medical training. Why it matters: Practicing surgical techniques and other procedures on (close ...

We are living in an era of “discoveries that feel at once wondrous, improbable, and surreal,” writes Mary Roach in her new book.

Early-stage disease diagnosis relies on the highly sensitive detection of biomarkers. Optical whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) microcavity sensors have ...

When I was a child, there was a TV show called The Six Million Dollar Man. In the opening credits, test pilot Steve Austin ...

Incredible as it may seem, NASA is developing avatars that will help ensure that our astronauts do not perish on the surface ...

Jung Seung Lee, a biomedical engineering researcher at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea, and his team built a tool which extrudes a biocompatible filament that quickly hardens into a scaffold, holding ...

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) will host its “Breakfast4Success — Mike Duff Unfiltered: Life, Leadership & Community,” 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Berkshire Country Club, 1637 Bernville Road, Bern ...

A groundbreaking portable tool that can immediately identify evidence of a concussion is being developed by University of Missouri researchers.

Researchers led by Rice University's Yong Lin Kong have developed a soft but strong metamaterial that can be controlled ...