Welcome 2025! The new year is still very young, but already brimming with potential for healthcare innovation: New techniques such as field-cycling imaging and portable MRI solutions open up promising avenues for diagnostic imaging, while oncologists and their patients benefit from new insights on several cancers, for example, Hodgkin lymphoma and ovarian cancer. Exciting research projects are also sure to make their impact in 2025, either as innovative medical devices or as updates to improve upon established treatment pathways. Enjoy reading!
Article • Research presented at Spanish cardiology congress
New data on heart attack puts pressure on governments to promote social justice
Environmental factors such as low temperatures and carbon monoxide levels in the air have long been underestimated as risk factors for triggering a heart attack, new research suggests.
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News • Intracardiac nervous systemThe heart has its own ‘brain’Scientists have now discovered that the heart has its own complex nervous system – a 'mini brain', if you will – that is crucial to controlling its rhythm. |
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News • Field-cycling imagingFCI: New MRI-derived scanner shows promise for stroke imagingUsing a technique called field-cycling imaging (FCI) derived from MRI, researchers are able to detect signs of brain damage from stroke at ultra-low magnetic fields. |
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News • Crisis response reviewWhat have European countries learned from the Covid-19 pandemic?The Covid-19 pandemic was handled very differently across European healthcare systems. To better prepare for future crises, scientific experts from 13 European countries reviewed key lessons learned. |
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News • Reduction of severe side-effectsA 'kinder' chemotherapy for Hodgkin lymphomaTreating patients with Hodgkin lymphoma with a different form of chemotherapy shows promise to reduce severe side effects, shorten hospital time and increase likelihood of recovering fertility. |
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News • New approach to combat treatment resistanceHow chemotherapy affects ovarian cancer tumoursResearch offers new insights into harnessing the immune system to combat ovarian cancer. The findings could lead to personalized therapies that target the right patients at the right time. |
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News • Rupture preventionBreast implants: the importance of regular screeningsWomen with breast implants should regularly attend follow-up care to avoid the risk of "silent" implant ruptures and their long-term complications, experts caution in a new publication. |
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News • Tissue anchoring mechanismHooked: researchers design tapeworm-inspired medical deviceUS engineers turned to the world of parasites as inspiration to affix small-scale medical devices to the GI tract or other soft tissues for sensing, sample collection, and extended drug release. |
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News • Expanding brain imagingPortable, low-field MRI shows promise for Alzheimer's diagnosticsA new study shows that a simplified, low-field MRI machine, augmented with machine learning tools, matches conventional MRI in measuring brain characteristics relevant to Alzheimer's disease. |
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News • Cancer development researchExploring the role of sex in tumor growthTumors in female fruit flies grow significantly larger than in male ones, a new study finds. The findings could lead to a better understanding of how the biological sex impacts cancer development. |
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