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image of Microrobotic Laser Steering Endoscope

Jan 13, 2021

Wielding a laser beam deep inside the body

Device able to steer a laser beam with high speed and a large range of motion could enhance the possibilities of minimally invasive surgeries

Health / Medicine, Robotics

Immunofluorescence images show that when an injured muscle is treated with mechanotherapy (right), its muscle fiber type composition changes compared to untreated muscles (left).

Oct 6, 2021

Massage doesn’t just make muscles feel better, it makes them heal faster and stronger

Study confirms link between mechanotherapy and immunotherapy in muscle regeneration in mice

Bioengineering

May 18, 2020

Harvard researchers deliver hundreds of face shields to front line medical personnel

Engineers lead project to design mass-producible personal protective equipment

COVID-19, Health / Medicine

May 1, 2020

What is the right strategy to limit the spread of COVID-19?

Model simulates the impact of different physical distancing policies on the spread of disease

Sep 13, 2019

Experimental 'blood test' accurately screens for PTSD

Artificial intelligence tool to diagnose posttraumatic stress disorder

AI / Machine Learning, Computer Science, Health / Medicine

Nov 30, 2017

Science and Engineering Complex gets final beam

Completion of Allston campus addition expected in 2020

Allston Campus

Jul 27, 2017

Sticky when wet: strong adhesives for wound healing

Slug-inspired, flexible medical adhesive sticks to wet surfaces without toxicity

Jul 13, 2020

Better vaccines are in our blood

New platform technology uses red blood cells to generate targeted immune responses in mice

Bioengineering

May 18, 2017

Engineering heart valves for the many

Harvard and the University of Zurich partner to create a next-generation heart valve that accurately functions upon implantation and regenerates into long-lasting heart-like tissue

Mar 6, 2019

Renal reabsorption in living devices

3D bioprinted, vascularized proximal tubules mimic the human kidney’s reabsorption functions

Bioengineering

Mar 13, 2017

Life-like stretching of cells

Method of cellular manipulation could advance biomedical research, robotic actuation and even the cleaning of industrial surfaces

Aug 24, 2023

Adding immunity to human kidney-on-a-chip advances cancer drug testing

An immune-infiltrated human kidney organoid-on-chip model enables assessment of kidney toxicities to immunotherapeutic T cell bispecific antibody drugs with high resolution

Bioengineering

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