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What are Quantum Dots?

What are Quantum Dots?

NIBIB's 60 Seconds of Science explains how quantum dots work and why they glow.

What is Tissue Engineering?

What is Tissue Engineering?

NIBIB's 60 Seconds of Science explains what tissue engineering is and how it works.

How Does an MRI Work?

How Does an MRI Work?

NIBIB's 60 Seconds of Science explains what is happening in the body when it undergoes an MRI.

Mobility for Paralyzed Patients

Mobility for Paralyzed Patients

Epidural stimulation research funded by the NIH demonstrates remarkable results in humans with severe spinal cord injury. By increasing the excitability of the body's neural network, a level of function can be achieved, including the ability to stand independently. Perhaps even more remarkable, is the regaining of voluntary control of bladder, bowel, and sexual function.

Human Livers in Mice Aid Therapeutics

Human Livers in Mice Aid Therapeutics

Research funded by the NIH at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has resulted in the ability to provide both mouse liver function and human liver function in the same mouse. This capability enables researchers to investigate how human livers metabolize drugs, to test susceptibility to toxicity, and to demonstrate species-specific responses that typically do not show up until clinical trials.

Better, Faster Cancer Diagnosis

Better, Faster Cancer Diagnosis

Research funded by NIH at Massachusetts General Hospital has yielded a miniature, point-of-care Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) device that can non- invasively diagnose cancer and has demonstrated superior accuracy and speed when compared to standard biopsy. The micro-NMR does this by analyzing cells, proteins, nucleic acids, viruses, and bacteria from unpurified biological samples -- all in less than an hour. Using unprocessed samples eliminates the need for a lab and trained technicians.

Novel Resorbable Stent Improves Cardiac Care

Novel Resorbable Stent Improves Cardiac Care

NIH funded research at Rutgers University has resulted in the development of new materials for biomedical applications. One example is a new resorbable cardiovascular stent that can replace the metal stents currently in use, which remain in the body and often cause long-term complications. This stent also delivers medication and is radio-opaque, allowing imaging and controlled monitoring of the re-absorption process.

6 Awesome Technologies Your Tax Dollars are Paying to Create

6 Awesome Technologies Your Tax Dollars are Paying to Create

This short video briefly highlights 6 cool technologies that your tax dollars have helped to fund.

How Does a PET Scan Work?

How Does a PET Scan Work?

NIBIB's 60 Seconds of Science explains what is happening in the body when it undergoes an PET scan.

What is Medical Ultrasound?

What is Medical Ultrasound?

In Part 1 of the Ultrasound Series we present an overview of the technology and describe the common types of Ultrasound you might encounter.

Neurons in C. Elegans Develop

Neurons in C. Elegans Develop

Here, C. elegans neurons grow throughout the worm as it develops. The striking difference can clearly be seen between the traditional, single-view iSPIM and the new dual-view iSPIM, recently developed by NIBIB researcher Dr. Hari Shroff.

Mr. Robert Summers: New Discovery Allows Paralyzed Man to Stand

Mr. Robert Summers: New Discovery Allows Paralyzed Man to Stand

Mr. Summers spoke movingly about how NIBIB sponsored research affected his life and helped him to regain vital functions such as the ability to sweat and to move his legs voluntarily, as well as bowel, bladder and sexual control.

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