Immunity & inflammation

Chip-based allergy testing, immune-system models, and biosensors for inflammatory disease.

Arthritis models for studying chikungunya virus joint inflammation

Arthritis models and joint-on-chip devices could expose how chikungunya drives persistent inflammation inside human joints.

2026-10-04

Pericoronary adipose tissue imaging: quantitative assessment, artificial intelligence integration, and therapeutic modulation

CT scans of fat around coronary arteries may offer an indirect window into vascular inflammation.

2026-10-02

NEKfla: A Genetically Encoded Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Biosensor for Live-Cell Monitoring of Early NIMA-Related Kinase 7–NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 Inflammasome Signaling

A fluorescent biosensor tracks an early inflammasome signal before conventional caspase-1 reporters detect it.

2026-09-28

From molecular networks to the clinic: a systems biology–nanomedicine roadmap for osteoarthritis diagnosis, regeneration, and safety-by-design

A review maps how chips, optical sensors, nanomaterials, and systems biology could reshape osteoarthritis care.

2026-09-26

Dynamic42

Dynamic42 develops human organ-on-chip models that incorporate tissue structure and immune-system components. Its platforms help researchers examine how experimental treatments affect human biology, with controlled microenvironments intended to improve the relevance of preclinical testing.

2026-09-14

Bone Marrow-on-a-Chip Model Offers New Window Into Immune Cell Development and Behavior

A linked lymph node organoid and marrow chip lets researchers study human plasma cells in distinct bone marrow niches.

2026-09-12

Bruin Engineer Builds Startup to Tackle Sepsis One Cell at a Time

A UCLA engineer is turning single-cell microfluidics into a startup aimed at faster sepsis detection.

2026-08-11

MIT researchers create microfluidics device for sepsis diagnosis

MIT engineers built a tiny blood test that may help spot sepsis in about 25 minutes.

2026-07-21

Nanotech Microchip Diagnoses Type 1 Diabetes

A gold-nanoparticle microchip could diagnose type 1 diabetes in minutes from a finger prick.

2026-05-14

On-Chip Processor: First Step in Point-of-Care Asthma &Tuberculosis Diagnostics

Penn State's ultrasonic chip liquefies sputum with 100 times less sample for a future portable lung-disease test.

2026-04-25