Hyperspectral Imaging
Development of a visible to 1600 nm hyperspectral imaging rigid-scope system using supercontinuum light and an acousto-optic tunable filter
“In this [MORE]
Novel Disease Gene Discovery
AI-MARRVEL — A knowledge-driven AI system for diagnosing Mendelian Disorders
“AI-MARRVEL (AIM), uses a random-forest machine-learning classifier trained on over 3.5 [MORE]
“Nerve Cuffs” Bioelectronics Prosthetic
Electrochemically actuated microelectrodes for minimally invasive peripheral nerve interfaces
“Here we [University of Cambridge] leverage recent advances in soft robotic actuators [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]
Cardiac Spheroids in Heart Regeneration (animal study)
Regeneration of nonhuman primate hearts with hiPSC-CSs
“The clinical application of human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes (CMs) for cardiac repair [MORE]
Single Cell Nanobiopsies
Single-cell nanobiopsy enables multigenerational longitudinal transcriptomics of cancer cells
“Here, we [a collaboration of several British universities] present a nanobiopsy platform [MORE]
Magnetic Patch for Activating Single Neurons
Magnetic microcoils unlock targeted single-neuron therapies for neurodegenerative disorders
“In this work, we [University of Minnesota] report the design and fabrication [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]
Labcorp’s Blood Biomarker Test for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Labcorp launches blood test for neurodegenerative diseases detection
“Global life sciences company Labcorp has announced the first commercially available glial fibrillary [MORE]
Bluetooth Wearables in Elder Care
Quality in care homes- How wearable devices and social network analysis might help
“In this paper, we [University of Leeds researchers] [MORE]
An Electric Spoon as a Medical Device?
Kirin’s electric spoon leaps from Ig Nobel infamy to the dinner table
“Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings will start selling an [MORE]
Brain Implant Restores Bilingual Communication
Single brain implant restores bilingual communication to paralyzed man
“[A clinical trial], based at the University of California, San Francisco, has [MORE]
Britain’s Pharma Proteomics Project
Realizing the potential of population-scale proteogenomics.
“In late 2023, the UKB-PPP (UK Biobank-Pharma Proteomics Project) consortium reported the first outcomes from [MORE]
Urine Test for Head and Neck Cancer
Current model of formation of trans-renal ctDNA
“Transrenal cell-free tumor DNA (TR-ctDNA), which transits from the bloodstream into urine, has the [MORE]
Ovarian Cell Atlas
Cellular atlas of the human ovary using spatial transcriptomics and single-cell sequencing
“Here, we [at the University of Michigan] profiled >18,000 [MORE]
AI Uncertainty in Image Assessment
New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images
From MIT: “Known as Tyche (named for the Greek divinity of chance), the [MORE]
Plugging Organoids into the Brain
Providing lab-grown ‘cerebral organoids’ with connections similar to those in real brains enhances their development and activity
“To understand the mechanistic [MORE]
Engineering CRISPR against RNA Viruses
Treatment with Cas13d-NCS prevents the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (green)
“Here, we [at Helmholtz, Munich] show that the nuclear localization of Cas13d [MORE]
Synthetic Blood Platelets
Synthetic platelets stanch bleeding, promote healing in animal models
“Synthetic platelet-like particles (PLPs) may be an alternative for immediate treatment of [MORE]
Liquid Biopsy Differentiates SCLC from NSCLC
Liquid biopsy: New frontier in small-cell lung cancer management
“Reporting in Science Advances, scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in [MORE]
Exosome-Based Liquid Biopsy for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red)
“An investigational exosome-based liquid biopsy accurately detected 97% of [MORE]
Smartphone-Based Detection of Congestive Heart Failure
Smartphone-based recognition of heart failure by microelectromechanical sensors
“Seismocardiography which measures cardiac vibrations transmitted to the chest wall has recently emerged [MORE]
Kidney Organoids Effective against Polycystic Disease in Mice
Scientists grow ‘mini kidneys,’ reveals new insights into metabolic defects and potential therapy for polycystic kidney disease
“’Mini kidneys,’ or kidney [MORE]