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Multigene Test for High Risk Heart Disease, et al
DNA Multigenic risk score
Polygenic risk scores may become as routine as cholesterol screening. To that end, researchers at the Broad [MORE]
Future of Robotic Surgery
Da Vinci Xi Intuitive Surgical
In the two decades since Intuitive Surgical (Sunnyvale, CA) introduced its “daVinci” robot, the company has [MORE]
Wirelessly Controlled “pill”
MIT Wireless pill
For the past two years, researchers at MIT have been improving the design and capabilities of an ingestible [MORE]
Why Clinical Genetics Lags
Much of the Genome has not been studied
It’s true in most fields that new research largely reinforces prior discoveries. That’s [MORE]
Spray-on-Skin
AVITA Spray-on-skin
AVITA Medical (Valencia, CA) has received FDA approval for its “RECELL” System of spray-on skin for treating burns. “In [MORE]
Stem Cell Family of the Human Skeleton
Bone structure from human skeletal stem cells
Stanford University scientists have discovered true human skeletal stem cells for the first time. [MORE]
Automated Mammogram Reading
Mammogram showing dense and fatty breasts
It’s not uncommon for radiologists to batch mammogram images and then examine them at the [MORE]
Handheld Metabolite Monitor
Handheld prototype for assaying metabolites
Engineers are getting closer to science fiction’s “tricorder.” This news from Glasgow University (UK) reports a [MORE]
AI Aids Automatic Molecular Imaging
Single molecule imaging
Japanese scientists have used fluorescent labeling microscopy and artificial intelligence to identify and locate single molecules in living [MORE]
Monitoring without Electronics
3D Assistive technology
Paul Allen is gone, but his School of Electrical and Computer Engineering lives on at the University of [MORE]
Perspective on Clinical Stem Cell Therapy
Human embryonic stem cell
In the 20 years since the University of Wisconsin’s James Thomson isolated the first embryonic stem cells, [MORE]
Predicting Blood Pressure
Wearable technology
Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have designed a wearable monitor that tracks sleep, exercise and [MORE]
Painted-On Oligopeptide Hydrogel for Melanoma
Transdermal PTX delivery for topical melanoma treatment
Quoting directly this report from Nanjing University: “Topical administration of anticancer drugs provides a [MORE]
Democratizing Diagnostics?
Microfluidic diagnostic tools
According to this piece, “[Microfluidic devices] are bound to democratize diagnostics by facilitating financial and physical access to [MORE]