Health

New SUEDE shoes apply smart tech to ankle injury prevention

April 4, 2022

An interdisciplinary team of ASU researchers is developing an active wearable shoe system to improve ankle injury rehabilitation and prevention.

Using AI to battle Alzheimer’s

March 11, 2022

ASU and Banner Health researchers combine expertise in medical imaging, machine learning, informatics and computer science to improve treatment for leading form of dementia

When time doesn’t heal all wounds

March 10, 2022

Fulton Schools researcher Jordan Yaron's innovative approaches to wound healing are supported by the Wound Healing Foundation and National Institutes of Health.

ASU researcher joins ranks of top biomedical engineers

February 18, 2022

Fulton Schools researcher Sarah Stabenfeldt was elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows for her impactful contributions to the field of biomedical engineering.

How to entertain a gene circuit without exhausting its host

February 16, 2022

Xiaojun Tian wins NSF CAREER Award for research to enable the design and construction of synthetic gene circuits to advance medicine, agriculture and more.

Ingenuity in teaching, research and leadership earns top honor

February 11, 2022

Andrea Richa and Thomas Sugar have earned one of the most prestigious honors at ASU for their trailblazing efforts in research, teaching and leadership.

Within reach: Integrating robotics and biology improves functionality of prosthetic hand

February 8, 2022

The first prosthesis to combine soft robotics and natural biomechanics begins new phase of extensive clinical trial led by Mayo Clinic and ASU researchers.

Teenagers take on human-centered engineering technology challenge

December 17, 2021

Fulton Schools EPICS High program joins community group to give young students the opportunity to aid children with disabilities.

Engineering beyond the classroom: ASU students conduct use-inspired research in robotics, 3D printing and virtual reality

November 12, 2021

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering students conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges in health, sustainability, data science and more.

Engineering beyond the classroom: ASU students conduct use-inspired research in health, sustainability and innovative imaging

November 5, 2021

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering students conduct use-inspired research to address real-world challenges in health, sustainability, data science and more.

Mapping the mind’s eye

October 25, 2021

ASU Associate Professor Yalin Wang is advancing scientific understanding of visual processing by the human brain.

Placenta may hold key to eliminating immune suppression during organ transplants

October 5, 2021

Jessica Weaver is developing a unique way to make transplantation possible without suppressing the immune system.

Game on: Innovative online project expands dementia research

September 28, 2021

An online research project using a video game to help predict dementia risk earned an ASU postdoctoral scholar a competitive NIH training fellowship.

Learn to love your “monsters”

September 20, 2021

ASU’s Emma Frow wins 2021 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to explore the concept of care at the frontier of synthetic biology.

Bioimaging funding stimulates harmonized research

August 10, 2021

Pair of Fulton Schools faculty receive funding from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for multidisciplinary research on bioimaging.

How to be an engineer and influence people

July 30, 2021

ASU engineering faculty mentors who strive to help their mentees succeed were recently recognized for their outstanding mentorship.

Ankle analysis reveals the dynamics of walking

July 26, 2021

Hyunglae Lee analyzes the ankle's role in walking through robotics and statistical analysis to create better rehabilitation platforms and robot joints.

New collaboration advances the science of fall prevention

July 1, 2021

MORE Foundation Professor of Life in Motion Thurmon Lockhart is collaborating with clinicians to develop innovative technology that helps to prevent falls.