Stories indexed under: Biomedical engineering

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• RFID advance to improve safety of nation’s blood supply June 3, 2013 A six-year collaboration between industry and the University of Wisconsin-Madison RFID Lab has achieved a major milestone with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearing the first RFID-enabled solution to improve the safety and efficiency of the nation's blood supply.
• Award will help children with brain injuries June 3, 2011 On rotation at 2 a.m. at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, Joshua Medow was a junior resident when he saw yet another child come into the emergency room after the shunt designed to remove excess fluid from his brain malfunctioned.
• Astronomy technique could help assess deadly melanomas April 26, 2011 As a young graduate student with a passion for surfing, Andy Sheinis soaked up a lot of California sun.
• UW-Madison researcher’s Collaboration Award boosts cystic fibrosis research March 10, 2011 The quality of life for children with cystic fibrosis has been improving over the years, in part through earlier diagnosis and clinical intervention.
• Entrepreneur translates research into health solutions Oct. 21, 2010
• Biomedical engineering student invention expo showcases solutions May 6, 2010 For an infant or child who has undergone a tracheotomy, an adult-sized adaptor, which connects the tracheotomy tube to a ventilator, is much too large. This rigid, V-shaped tubing connector literally covers the child's chest, making it difficult or impossible for caregivers to monitor the child's heart, lungs and abdomen.
• New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women June 29, 2009 A University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineer and colleagues have developed a method that, applied in MRI scans of the breast, could spare some women with increased breast cancer risk the pain and stress of having to endure a biopsy of a questionable lump or lesion.
• Thirty-plus medical inventions debut at undergraduate design competition April 30, 2009 On Friday, May 1, some 150 University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineering students will showcase 34 novel devices that address myriad real-world medical challenges.
• Researchers use brain interface to post to Twitter April 20, 2009 In early April, Adam Wilson posted a status update on the social networking Web site Twitter - just by thinking about it.
• UW-Madison students strive to improve medical care around the world April 16, 2009 When Amit Nimunkar returned to his home in India for a visit with family, the University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineering (BME) graduate student told his grandmother about the exciting BME projects he was working on.
• Course builds community of biomedical entrepreneurs Feb. 16, 2009 A new multidisciplinary course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is preparing entrepreneurial graduate students to bring biomedical innovations to the patients who need them.
• Wisconsin biomedical engineering students design meaningful medical solutions April 30, 2008 When University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Claire Flanagan graduates in May 2009 with bachelor's degrees in biomedical engineering (BME) and biochemistry, she might display her diploma next to an equally prestigious document: a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Research may yield improved treatment for diseased lungs May 24, 2007 A multi-institutional team of engineers, scientists and clinicians from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will study large-artery biomechanics that could play a role in heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
• GE Healthcare, UW partnership sharpens medical imaging advances May 11, 2007 When one of the nation's top medical imaging research programs sits less than 80 miles from one of the world's largest medical technology manufacturers, it's no surprise the two institutions would frequently join forces.
• Biomedical engineering competition stresses real-world challenges April 12, 2007 Part of a unique curriculum infused with real-world design opportunities, a new competition for University of Wisconsin biomedical engineering undergraduate students places an even greater emphasis on applying their engineering knowledge to actual problems in biology and medicine.