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DiFusion’s New ZFUZE Biomaterial Data Beats Titanium in Multiple Studies

Published On: October 28, 2020Categories: Current News, Tissue EngineeringBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
DiFusion Technologies Inc., unveiled groundbreaking osteoimmunology data at the North American Spine Society 2020 Annual Meeting demonstrating the superiority of [...]
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For COVID-19, Immune System Can Be ‘A Hero or A Villain’

Published On: October 28, 2020Categories: Computations and Modeling, CoVid-19, Current NewsBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
When a person contracts COVID-19, or any other respiratory virus, the immune system springs into action. Body aches and fever [...]
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Dr. Sanjeev Shroff Inducted as Fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering

Published On: October 28, 2020Categories: Awards and Recognition, Current NewsBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine faculty member Sanjeev Shroff, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Gerald E. McGinnis Chair of Bioengineering at [...]
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Getting the Full Scope

Published On: October 28, 2020Categories: Current News, Medical Devices, NeuroscienceBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
A neural interface -- or brain-computer interface -- is a device that uses electrical stimulation to induce changes in brain [...]
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McGowan Institute Faculty Teams Win Pitt Innovation Challenge

Published On: October 21, 2020Categories: Awards and Recognition, Current NewsBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
The Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh®) awarded a total of $485,000 to nine projects that propose creative solutions to address health [...]
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Monitoring Coronary Artery Disease in Real-Time

Published On: October 21, 2020Categories: Current News, Medical DevicesBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Coronary artery disease – a leading cause of death in the US – narrows or blocks arteries that carry a [...]
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Dr. Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez Receives NIH Funding to Use Tiny, Bioengineered Organ Models to Improve Clinical Trials’ Development and Design

Published On: October 21, 2020Categories: Computations and Modeling, Current News, Drug DeliveryBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Approximately 85% of late-stage clinical trials of candidate drugs fail because of drug safety problems or ineffectiveness, despite promising preclinical [...]
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npj Regenerative Medicine: Meeting Report of 8th Annual International Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation Now Available

Published On: October 21, 2020Categories: Conferences, Current News, RehabilitationBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative Rehabilitation seeks to optimize patient outcomes through an integration of two fields: regenerative medicine and rehabilitation science. The former [...]
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