Author summary Tendons provide essential connections within our musculoskeletal system, transmitting the force from muscle to bone to enable movement. Concomitant with skeletal growth, tendon developm...

It’s not just a figure of speech to say tech titans are indifferent to humanity. From Peter Thiel to Elon Musk, many are adherents of a worldview that envisions humans being replaced by digital post-humans and sees this as progress.

Not all cells that can be infected by a virus become infected with that virus. Single-cell clone tracing reveals intrinsic cell states with variable expression patterns that increase susceptibility to...

As today’s platforms become all-powerful, the metaphors we use to describe our digitally infused world exemplify a new, stealthier form of domination that is emerging.

Neuroscientists are manipulating memories in mice in an effort to develop treatments for brain disorders.

Aspiring musicians are churning out tracks using generative artificial intelligence. Some are topping the charts.

Neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian immigrated to the US, found belonging in science, and did groundbreaking work on sense of touch.

Amiad Pavlov, Heffler, et al. demonstrate that stress transmitted to the cardiomyocyte nucleus by the microtubule cage drives LMNA-associated cardiomyopathy and may represent a promising therapeutic t...

From early disease detection to advanced therapies, bioengineering and nanomaterials are revolutionizing medicine. In this exclusive EMBC 2025 interview, Professor Dame Molly Stevens, a world leader in biomaterials research, shares how her team is developing innovative materials that improve diagnostics, enable regenerative medicine, and create smarter therapeutics. Discover how these breakthroughs are making healthcare more accessible worldwide, reducing diagnostic costs, and shaping the future of personalized medicine. Plus, learn why interdisciplinary collaboration across chemistry, physics, and computer science is key to solving some of the most complex health challenges. What You'll Learn in This Video: ✔ How biomaterials improve disease detection and therapy ✔ The role of nanotechnology in regenerative medicine ✔ Why affordability and accessibility in diagnostics matter ✔ Cutting-edge research in brain-interactive materials ✔ The vision for the next decade of bioengineering innovation Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Meet Professor Molly Stevens 00:30 How biomaterials impact healthcare 01:05 Ensuring equal access to diagnostics 01:53 Next-generation diagnostics and affordability 02:29 Future outlook: Advanced therapies and brain-interactive materials #BiomedicalEngineering #BioMaterials #Nanotechnology #HealthcareInnovation #EMBC2025 #MedicalDiagnostics #RegenerativeMedicine #IEEEEMBS

Nature Communications - Matrix viscoelasticity regulates cell behavior in a stiffness-dependent manner. Here, the authors reveal that the mechanosensitive channel Piezo1 transduces soft matrix...

Wang et al. report a workflow to perform quantitative mass spectrometry imaging and provide insight into spatial metabolic remodelling undergone in the mouse brain upon ischaemia.

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McCreery, Stubb et al. show that mechano-osmotic changes in the nucleus induce general transcriptional repression and prime chromatin for cell fate transitions by relieving repression of specific differentiation genes.

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In its statement on "Relief Package 27", the SNSF speaks out against the proposed annual cuts of 10 percent.

A significant complication of Crohn’s disease (CD) is intestinal fibrosis, which narrows the bowel lumen to form a stricture. Creeping fat (CF) is the…