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When comparing journals using citation-based metrics, the percentage of highly cited papers is more informative than the average number of citations.

The design of implantable biomaterials with lasting function is rooted in biomolecular and cellular principles.

We encourage our authors to display data points in graphs, and to deposit the data in repositories.

The early detection of cancer demands translatable light-emitting or light-collecting probes with unprecedented levels of sensitivity and specificity.

The clinical utility of diagnostic markers extracted from liquid biopsies from cancer patients is hampered by knowledge gaps in biological understanding but can be aided by technological developments.

Soft integrated electronics packaged with miniaturized modules for wireless power and data transfer are opening up new opportunities for long-term health monitoring and therapy.

Advances in materials science and engineering enable ever-smaller and more reliable bioelectronic devices.

The accelerating diagnostic power of deep learning will soon empower physicians.

A hand-spun centrifuge made of paper and string can separate plasma from whole blood in less than two minutes, and be used to diagnose malaria and other infectious diseases in areas without laboratory resources or electricity.

Nature Biomedical Engineering will bring the convergence of fields in the health and physical sciences into the spotlight.

Shorter regulatory review times for high-risk cardiovascular devices correlate with the likelihood of reports of adverse events.

The increasing integration of wearable technologies with the human body raises neural and cognitive challenges and opportunities.