Bioengineering

Temple skin substitute

Skin substitute developed at Temple could revolutionize wound care if it gets FDA approval

Penn bioengineers develop light-activated genome-folding technology

Penn Genome Folding

New rules govern how modified food will be labeled

Food

Drexel University part of group launching innovative plasma research center

The Drexel Dragon on Drexel University's campus in Philadelphia.

Local biotech firm develops 3-D bioprinters for researchers

Placenta research secures NIH funding

03.02.15_NIHplacenta

Cooper University Health documentary

Library of Congress adds docuseries on Camden health-care workers to records on COVID-19

EKG Heart Failure

To reduce disparities in heart failure, this Trinity Health program aims to meet patients 'where...

Fertility Rate U.S.

U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low last year, CDC says

Why Japanese walking is trending as an alternative to 10,000 daily steps

Aging study

The aging process isn't linear, but it accelerates at age 50, new study shows

Virtua ChristianaCare Merger

Virtua, ChristianaCare health systems to explore $6 billion merger

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