First Personalized Cancer Vaccine
NHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine
“Thousands of patients in England are to be fast-tracked [MORE]
Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and Heart Disease; Perspective
Has COVID set us up for a major heart disease epidemic? It’s happened before
“We know that viral infections can play [MORE]
Sensor Measures Oxygen Saturation from Breath
Sensor measures oxygen content of breath
“Fraunhofer IPM in Freiburg has developed a noninvasive sensor in an effort to enable painless [MORE]
Innovative MRI Scanning
New sensor detects errors in MRI scans
“Hvidovre Hospital has the world’s first prototype of a sensor capable of detecting errors [MORE]
Med-Gemini, Futuristic AI in Medicine
Google’s medical AI destroys GPT’s benchmark and outperforms doctors
“Perhaps the most notable aspect of Med-Gemini is the long-context processing capabilities [MORE]
Genetics of Blood Pressure
Over 100 new regions linked to blood pressure in the human genome
“A team of researchers from around the world, who [MORE]
Enzymes that Convert Blood Types
Gut bacteria can help create artificial Group O blood
“The human gut bacteria Akkermansia muciniphila produces enzymes that are able to [MORE]
The Human Immunome Project
The Human Immunome Project
“As data collection progresses, HIP will begin to develop AI models—first predictive, then mechanistic—that will deepen our [MORE]
Walgreen’s Special Pharmacy Offers Gene Therapy
Walgreens dives into gene and cell therapy delivery
“In a bold move to strategically grow its specialty pharmacy services, Walgreens will [MORE]
Joint Commission’s New Standards for Telehealth
Joint Commission launches new telehealth stamp of approval for virtual healthcare providers
“The Joint Commission announced . . . a new [MORE]
Liquid Biopsy Shows which Post-Treatment Bladder Cancer Patients Won’t Relapse
Liquid biopsy shows which bladder cancer patients won’t relapse
“Results of the IMvigor011 Phase III trial show that more than 90 [MORE]
“GastroShield,” a Sprayable Gel to Prevent Bleeding
A gel for shielding surgical wounds
“To develop GastroShield, the team [at MIT] used a polymer called pluronic, which is a [MORE]
Ultra-High Resolution Brain Scans
World’s most powerful MRI machine captures first stunning brain scans
“Developed by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), [MORE]
External Patch Acts as Voice Box
New AI-powered patch lets wearers speak without vocal cords
“The patch-like device [developed at UCLA] is comprised of a self-powered sensing [MORE]
Nuances in Healthcare
Michael Dowling- 9 healthcare nuances that defy simple criticisms
Wise words: “Healthcare is multi-dimensional and extremely complex. It accounts for 20% [MORE]
Surgical Approach to Inoperable Pancreatic Tumors
Novel procedure could allow for removal of previously inoperable pancreatic tumors
“A clinical trial will seek to understand if a novel [MORE]
Top Ten Patient Safety Concerns
10 urgent patient safety challenges in 2024
“The ECRI [Emergency Care Research Institute, Plymouth Meeting, PA] publishes independent medical device evaluations, [MORE]
A Skin Patch to Measure Tumor Size over Time
New patch measures tumor size
“Medical researchers and chemical engineers at National Tsing Hua University and Taipei Medical University, both in [MORE]
Future of Biomedical Engineering
Grand challenges at the interface of cngineering and medicine
“. . . five grand challenges with cross-cutting themes and provided a [MORE]
First Partial Heart Transplant
Duke reports success in world’s 1st partial heart transplant
“Nearly a year after a newborn received the world’s first partial heart [MORE]
Organoid Model of Pancreatic Cancer
Potential pancreatic cancer treatment iIdentified using organoid model
“Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine say they have identified a new potential pancreatic [MORE]
Tricking the Stomach into Feeling Full
Vibrating pill treats obesity by tricking stomach into feeling full
“Although we might ignore it during the holidays, usually the stomach [MORE]
Subcutaneous Implant Reverses T1 Diabetes
Under-skin implant reverses type 1 diabetes without anti-rejection drugs
“Here we [an international collaboration] show that the induction of neovascularization via [MORE]
Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
Adipo-glial signaling mediates metabolic adaptation in peripheral nerve regeneration
“We [at the University of Leipzig] here report that nerve injury induces [MORE]
Biodegradable Patch to Repair Infants’ Hearts
Biodegradable patch developed to fix congenital heart defects in infants
“[R]esearchers at the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus have [MORE]