News • Early-stage disease stratification

Predicting lung cancer outcomes with tumour DNA in the blood

A new personalised oncology platform has been tested to detect circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) in patients with lung adenocarcinoma before surgery, to predict their risk of cancer relapse.

News • Long-wavelength exposure

Red light linked to lowered blood clot risk

Light can change biological processes and affect health. For example, new research finds that red light can lower rates of blood clots that can cause heart attacks, lung damage and strokes.

News • Surprising insights

Research explains how tumor cells die after radiotherapy

Why does radiation therapy kill cancer cells from the same tumour in different ways? This has long remained poorly understood. Now, new findings open up opportunities to improve treatment.

Article • From chatbot to medical assistant

Generative AI: prompt solutions for healthcare?

Anyone who has exchanged a few lines of dialogue with a large language model (LLM), will probably agree that generative AI is an impressive new breed of technology. Beyond their use as chatbots, LLMs show great potential in addressing some of the most urgent challenges in healthcare. At the Medica tradefair in Düsseldorf, several expert sessions were dedicated to the topic of generative AI, its potential medical applications and current caveats.

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Article • Technology overview

Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare

With the help of artificial intelligence, computers are to simulate human thought processes. Machine learning is intended to support almost all medical specialties. But what is going on inside an AI…

Article • Information channel

Sustainability in healthcare

The time when 'going green' in healthcare only referred to the colour of surgical gowns are long past: reducing CO₂ emissions, improving waste management and saving energy are essential for modern…

Article • Focus on radiology

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Imaging without ionising radiation: MRI uses magnetic fields to look inside the body. Keep up-to-date with the latest research news, medical applications, and background information on MR imaging.

Diagnostic imaging

Radiology, sonography and beyond: Keep reading to find out how imaging techniques like MRI, CT and ultrasound can be used in the diagnosis of diseases and the guidance of medical procedures.

News • Results from the PRAIM study

Mammography screening enhanced by AI

Improved breast cancer detection, reduced workload for radiologists: The world’s largest prospective study on AI in Germany’s Mammography Screening Program reveals the technology's benefits.

News • Ultrasound-based lesion detection

Ovarian cancer diagnosis improved by AI

Ovarian cancer is common and often only detected by chance. A newly developed AI-based model could help differentiate between benign and malignant ovarian lesions.

News • MRI, CT, DR systems

Four installations to bolster Romania's diagnostic landscape

United Imaging announces four installations of their diagnostic imaging systems at three healthcare facilities in Romania. Working closely with distributor Tehnoplus Medical, the company hopes to…

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Laboratory/pathology

From clinical chemistry to digital pathology: Read more about how modern medical laboratories and procedures in pathology play a vital role in the detection and prevention of diseases and in medical research.

News • Surprising insights

Herpes infection might drive Alzheimer's, study suggests

Researchers uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer’s disease and herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), suggesting that viral infections may play a role in the disease.

Article • Keynote on integrated diagnostics

Predicting – and shaping – the future of modern pathology

Complex diseases could require complex biomarkers for accurate diagnosis in the years ahead, according to a leading pathologist. In a keynote address to the 36th European Congress of Pathology in…

News • Research into new therapies

How natural killer cells could fight leukemia more effectively

Researchers now succeeded in making leukemia-specific immune cells less sensitive to the influence of tumor cells, thereby significantly increasing their effectiveness.

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Treatment

Medical innovations are rapidly expanding therapy options for many diseases. Keep reading to find more information on new therapies, surgical techniques, effective medication and patient care.

News • World first procedure

Testicular tissue transplant provides hope for restoring fertility after chemotherapy

A premiere that brings hope for fertility restoration to men who underwent chemotherapy during childhood: Researchers reintroduced cryopreserved immature testicular tissue taken 16 years prior.

News • Pandemic-induced treatment delays

“Heartbreaking”: the impact of Covid on children with brain tumours

Paediatric brain tumours are difficult to diagnose and treat – especially, when delays occur. A new study explored the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children with brain tumours.

News • Eco-friendly equipment

Plant-based caps bring more sustainability to the operating theatre

Around 800,000 single-use theatre caps are consumed every year in Scottish hospitals. A new type of caps made from cellulosic fibre offer a sustainable alternative to traditional disposable options.

Management

Time to bring out the white collars: Read more about the economy and politics of health as well as optimised hospital and patient management.

News • Digital health competence education

SUSA: developing sustainable healthcare across Europe

"This is a pivotal moment for European healthcare education," says project leader Minna Isomursu about the start of SUSA, a collaboration to advance sustainable practices in healthcare.

News • Study on productivity and quality

Robots in nursing homes help improve staff retention, patient care

A new study on the future of work in nursing homes finds that robot use is associated with increased employment and staff retention, improved productivity and a higher quality of care.

News • Industry collaboration

Developing “acoustic beads” for advanced rare and complex cell sorting in flow processes

Acoustofluidics company Aenitis Technologies has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with pharmaceutical company Bracco Imaging to develop next-generation acoustic microspheres.

IT/Tech

From AI-based image analysis to virtual therapies: Find out how digitalisation and cutting-edge IT solutions advance the medical landscape.

News • Neural implant degradation

Building more durable implantable brain chips

New insights on the degradation of implantable chips in the body could lead to enhanced longevity of the chips and better treatments for patients with Parkinson's or clinical depression.

News • Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy efficacy

AI tool uses routine blood tests to predict cancer immunotherapy response

Researchers have developed an AI-based model to better predict whether cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy — using only routine blood tests and clinical data.

News • Misleading medical analyses

AI “predicts” beer drinking based on knee X-rays – why this is not only wrong, but dangerous

Can an AI determine whether or not a person drinks beer by looking at their knee X-rays? It can't – but the claim shows why “shortcut learning” is such a dangerous mechanism in medical AI.

Research

When scientific curiosity paves the way for improved healthcare: Read more about promising studies and trials that lead to more effective drugs, procedures as well as medical guidelines.

News • Research on MRD in tongue cancer

Understanding chemotherapy resistance in oral cancers using organoids

Tongue cancer cells can become resistant to chemotherapy under certain circumstances. Investigating these mechanisms, researchers shed light on promising avenues toward new treatments for this cancer.

News • Potential for neurodegeneration

Head injuries may activate dormant viruses, trigger neurodegeneration, study finds

More than just a sports injury: A new study shows that head trauma may activate latent viruses, leading to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

News • Precision oncology research

Breast cancer chemotherapy receives boost from localised magnetic fields

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a non-invasive method to improve the effectiveness of breast cancer chemotherapy while reducing its harmful side effects.

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