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Regenerative Medicine And Printing Human Tissue

March 16th, 2011 by Medgadget in Research, Video
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Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, returned to TED 2011 a couple weeks ago to give updates on his breakthroughs in regenerative medicine. In addition to explaining the process of growing bioengineered organs, valves, and tissues, he also demonstrates how he’s using printing technology to fabricate body parts and even print skin tissue directly onto a patient’s wound. Other highlights of the talk include a live demo of a kidney-shaped mold being printed on the TED stage, and a reunion with a young patient who was one of the first recipients of a bioengineered bladder from Dr. Atala’s lab.

Be sure to also check out Dr. Atala’s talk from TEDMED 2009…

Additional comments from WFIRM…

More on Dr. Atala from TED…

*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*

Can We Stop Aging?

May 29th, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, Opinion, Research, Video
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Dr. Aubrey de Grey, a contemporary popularizer of the very old idea that biological aging can be put on hold, gave this talk at TEDMED 2009:

*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*

Technology And Home-Based Healthcare

April 22nd, 2010 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Opinion, Research, Video
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Eric Dishman, a behavioral scientist who works at Intel, discusses how technology can impact home-based healthcare. From TEDMED 2009:

*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*

The “Magic” Of The Placebo Effect

April 16th, 2010 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Humor, Video
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Magician Eric Mead shows us a magic trick and talks about the placebo effect at TEDMED 2009:

*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*