For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes ...

Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.

What does a biomedical engineer do? Biomedical engineering (BME) combines elements of engineering, design and medicine and their real-world applications in researching and developing biomedical ...

When biomedical researchers need to test their latest ideas, they often turn to engineered human tissue that mimics the ...

The recently launched journal Progress in Biomedical Engineering aims to explore the most significant and exciting areas within the interdisciplinary field of biomedical engineering. Editor-in-chief ...

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie ...

The breakthrough was made possible with the help of specialized enzymes designed to address blood-type incompatibility in transplants.

Individuals living with Type 1 diabetes must carefully follow prescribed insulin regimens every day, receiving injections of the hormone via syringe, insulin pump, or some other device. And without ...