In a potential breakthrough for the treatment of obesity and diabetes, Purdue University scientists have found a way to deliver a drug directly to stored white fat cells to turn them into more easily burned brown fat cells.

A new medical-diagnostic device made out of paper detects biomarkers and identifies diseases by performing electrochemical analyses - powered only by the user's touch - and reads out the color-coded test results, making it easy for non-experts to understand.

Orlando Hoilett, a doctoral student and teaching assistant in Purdue's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, founded Calvary Engineering LLC to offer biomedical engineering students devices, designs and tutorials that can enhance their learning experience.

Jenna Rickus, professor and associate department head of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, has been named associate vice provost for teaching and learning, effective Aug. 14.

A new technology being developed at Purdue University could provide global aid organizations with a low-cost, portable, accurate device that operates from a smartphone to detect the presence of a pathogen in 30 minutes. The device puts the power of a lab in the palm of a hand and could significantly improve global health.

A team of five Purdue University students is traveling to Beijing this month to compete in the 2017 Co-Making the Future China-US Young Maker Competition with their invention, ExoMIND Glove, a stroke rehabilitation device used to generate biofeedback for physical therapists and patients.

Four graduate students, all advised by Zhongming Liu, an assistant professor of biomedical and electrical and computer engineering, have received highly competitive awards for outstanding papers and posters presented at recent conferences. Jiayue Cao, Kun-Han Lu, Ranajay Mandal, and Junxing Shi are all graduate research assistants working in Liu’s Laboratory of Integrated Brain Imaging at Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.

A non-toxic glue modeled after adhesive proteins produced by mussels and other creatures has been found to out-perform commercially available products, pointing toward potential surgical glues to replace sutures and staples.

A technology being developed at Purdue University could provide an affordable, smart, self-learning device that, when placed into existing MRI machines could allow medical professionals to monitor patients more effectively and safely, by performing concurrent medical imaging and recording for diagnostic purposes.