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 ...

In a world-first, researchers have successfully transplanted a donor kidney after converting it from blood type A to the universal type O, removing one of the biggest barriers in organ donation: blood ...

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 ...

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 ...

Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines the best of biology, medicine and engineering design to produce some of the world’s greatest healthcare innovations. Sound exciting?

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

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

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 ...