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Typical diagnosis of upper urinary tract cancers requires removal of suspicious tissue with forceps, a technically challenging procedure that only samples one region of the organ. NIBIB-funded researchers are developing microgrippers that could be deployed throughout...

Parinaz Fathi, Ph.D., is an early career researcher at NIBIB, leading an intramural research unit in the institute’s Section on Immunoengineering. Read Parinaz's profile on our Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) page. Read More

These days, medical advances are the result of open lines of communication and collaboration between clinicians, scientists, and engineers. As this trend continues, and disciplines become increasingly intertwined, the ability to navigate partnerships across fields...

Researchers at UT Southwestern are working to bring in vivo gene editing to the fore. Through rational engineering of lipid nanoparticles, this collaborative team developed a way to effectively target specific organs in the body to precisely deliver therapeutic cargo,...

As AI is deployed in clinical centers across the U.S., one important consideration is to assure that models are fair and perform equally across patient groups and populations. To better understand the fairness of medical imaging AI, a team of researchers from...

Cancer cells frequently overhaul their surroundings, making tumors stiffer than nearby healthy tissue. While tumor stiffening makes some cancers easier to detect — this is why physicians feel for hard lumps in the body — it can also ramp up tumor growth and...

Blueprint MedTech is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) technology incubator program that is part of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research and for the past two years has provided funding and expertise to fast-track the development of therapeutic and...

Wheezing, a high-pitched whistling sound, is a common indicator of chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), due to inflammation and swelling of the airways. Early detection and management of asthma and COPD is...

Physical human feats, whether it is nailing a guitar solo or sinking a half-court shot in basketball, require a high level of coordination between the sensory functions of our skin and motor functions of our muscles. What kind of achievements could robots perform with...