Abstract of A Bioengineering Approach to Develop New Technologies for Genomics-Based Healthcare, by Olivia Ott, Sc.M. Brown University, May 2023. Genomics-based healthcare is a rapidly …
Objective: Cervical cancer causes 311,000 deaths annually. However, routine pap smears can facilitate early detection and improve patient outcomes. Liquid Pap smears are conducted in …
Agitation is a symptom of restlessness and overt behavior in individuals due to a variety of psychological, psychiatric, and medical conditions. The symptoms are seen …
Persons afflicted with neuromuscular diseases, whether acute or congenital, frequently suffer from secondary musculoskeletal conditions. These conditions may be so severe that they prevent persons …
The goal of this study is to create a simulation-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) that can detect and characterize stiffer tissue embedded in a softer …
Abstract of A Novel NearInfrared Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy System for Stroke Prediction and Diagnosis on the Neck, by Ning Zhang, Degree ScM, Brown University, May …
Dried blood spots technology has emerged as an attractive alternative to conventional venous blood sampling in both research and clinical settings due to its low …
Immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) show great promise as more efficacious treatments for various cancers compared to current methods like chemotherapy. However, preclinical …
Abstract of A STUDY OF PRG4 AS IT RELATES TO URIC ACID AND GOUT, by Talia D’Ambruoso, ScM, Brown University, DECEMBER, 2021. Objective: Proteoglycan-4 (PRG4) …
The goal of this thesis was to use non-invasive quantifiable MR parameters of volume, signal intensity and T2* relaxation time to predict the biomechanical or …
Postoperative cerebral injuries due to debris traveling up the carotid arteries can be a devastating complications of open-heart surgeries. While the benchmark medical device manufacturers …
Bone anchored prosthetic attachments, like other percutaneous devices, suffer from poor soft tissue integration, seen as chronic inflammation, infection, epithelial downgrowth and regression. We looked …
Adipose-derived stems cells (ASCs) have key properties such as self-renew and differentiation that makes them a prime candidate to study various issues. An ASC spheroid …
The central nervous system (CNS) contains a complex assortment of cell types and extracellular matrix proteins, which are arranged into an intricate architecture and ultimately …
Our research works to 1)understand protective mechanisms for improving sunscreens through the study of ultra violet light absorbers and 2) develop a novel detection and …
All disciplines of biomedical research utilize in vitro models to answer a range of biological questions. Traditional in vitro models, two-dimensional (2D) cell monolayers, fail …
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) disruption is a common injury, particularly in the young and active patient. ACL reconstruction surgery is the current standard of care, …
