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AI in Diagnosing Eye Disease
Using AI to diagnose retinal disease
In a collaboration between Google’s DeepMind Health, University College London, and the Moorefield Eye Hospital, [MORE]
Proof-of-Concept for Nanobot “Fantastic Voyage”
Nanorobots
In the 1966 film “Fantastic Voyage,” scientists inside a micro-submarine swam through the blood steam aiming to break up a [MORE]
Automated Definition of Nerve Anatomy
Complete neuron cell
According to neuroscientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute, “Synaptic plasticity, the cellular basis for learning and memory, [MORE]
Rough Surfaced Implants Promote Blood Vessel Formation
Nano patterned bone implants vascularization
University of Toronto engineers don’t know why bone formation and blood vessel grow proceed faster with [MORE]
Microscopy Using UV Light for Diagnosis
MUSE microscopy breast tissue
MUSE microscopy stands for Microscopy with Ultraviolet Surface Excitation, and is an imaging system from the University [MORE]
Biomarker for Salt Sensitive Bood Pressure
Salt Sensitivity
Most people have heard the caution about dietary salt increasing blood pressure, and the blanket advice that all people [MORE]
Mount Sinai Med School’s Blockchain Research Center
Blockchain Technology
Imagine a set of test results—i.e. a block—sent to thousands of secure computers in a network, making a permanent [MORE]
Photonic Biosensor Monitors Oxygen in Organs-on-a-Chip
Biosensor
What tissues of the body do depends on the level of oxygen concentration, and different tissues have various oxygen levels. [MORE]
Remote Controlled Surgical Devices in the Planning
Magnetic activators
MIT researchers have created a magnetic ink and used it to 3-D print a surgical tool prototype that can [MORE]
Georgetown’s REMBRANT
Bioinformatics
REMBRANT is an acronym for Repository for Molecular Brain Neoplasms Data. Originally, the National Cancer Institute compiled and organized the [MORE]
An Eye Scan for Early Parkinson’s Diagnosis
Braak staging . Parkinson’s Disease
Through imaging studies of 49 Parkinson’s patients and 54 age-matched controls, researchers in Seoul found that [MORE]
The Automatic Toothbrush
Chiiz automatice toothbrush
An automatic toothbrush may not be the pinnacle of medtech, but it sure is cool. Chiiz.com (Herndon, VA) [MORE]
Remarkable Regeneration: the Bladder
Wolffian duct cells in pick show bladder regeneration
The bladder has remarkable, if not unique, capabilities to regenerate after injury or [MORE]
A Wearable Cytometer
Wearable cytometer
Most of the wearable biosensors on the market today monitor heartbeat, respiration and movement. Others are working on blood [MORE]