People make a lot of gas, and it’s got to come out one end or the other. Understanding those farts and burps could tell us a ...

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, making up about 30% of total protein and providing structure, strength and elasticity to skin, bones and soft tissues.

Blavatnik young scientists emerge as leading future Nobel contenders Award spotlights rising leaders in gene editing, organic ...

Smart underwear tracks how often a person farts, offering a non-invasive way to gain insight into how a person's gut microbiome is functioning.

A paper-based, ingestible battery powered medical devices inside pigs for up to three days before gradually breaking down, a ...

The researchers who built the battery tested it in two devices: one with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag that can transmit data from inside the body, and one that electrically stimulates ...

A review in Advanced Materials examines how biointegrated batteries are being engineered to combine energy storage with electrical stimulation, electrochemical therapy, and controlled drug delivery.

Electronic devices are no longer limited to conventional systems with a screen, keyboard and processing components. Over the ...

Dr. Yangzhi Zhu of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), with collaborators at UC San Diego and USC, ...

Stretchable bioelectronics integrates mechanically compliant electronic materials and devices with soft, dynamic environments such as the human body and soft robots. The field develops flexible and ...

Scientists have discovered that vanillin, the compound that gives vanilla its distinctive flavor, has powerful properties ...