Bioengineering

Cardiovascular disease is a global killer. Now researchers have developed a fast, inexpensive and scalable method for engineering blood vessels from natural tissue

The first human trial of a tiny device that reads brain signals is successfully allowing patients with paralysis to operate computers and phones with their minds

Mechanobiology brings together engineering, biology, and physics – and this technology could help predict your risk of developing a musculoskeletal condition

Tissue engineering can restore damaged or lost tissue in the human body, and biomedical engineers are working to one day scale up the technology to regenerate entire organs

Embedded electrical devices are increasingly treating chronic illnesses, but researchers are now seeking to record and interpret our own electrical signals to predict symptoms

Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of a tiny device that could one day offer an alternative to open brain surgery

Dr Georgina Such works with nanoparticles to deliver vaccines and drugs, but a breakthrough in the field could be life-changing for people with cancer

More people than ever are injuring their anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. But PhD candidate Raneem Haddara is exploring how to prevent the injury, rather than cure it

New ‘smart socks’ are helping physiotherapists better diagnose and treat injuries, particularly in remote patients

As antibiotics become less and less effective, researchers are turning to new ways to defeat drug-resistant bacteria like Golden Staph