News • Production of biological contrast agents
Hyperpolarized MRI to advance cancer imaging
A new imaging method devised by German researchers offers a fast and cost-effective way to observe abnormal metabolic processes live in the MRI scanner.
Research
News • Sustainability in healthcare
Creating a circular economy for medical testing plastics
Global healthcare consumes millions of tonnes of single use plastic every year. A team at the University of Birmingham is taking on this sustainability challenge.
News • 3D placenta model
"iPlacenta" could transform healthcare in pregnancy
A placenta on a chip developed at the University of Dundee has the potential to transform research into life-threatening conditions in pregnancy.
News • Research into fat cells
Healthy adipocytes keep breast cancer at bay
Researchers have found a possible explanation as to why higher breast density and older age increase the risk of breast cancer. According to the experts, adipocytes play a vital role here.
News • Impact on patient interaction
Smartglasses in healthcare: why design matters
VR and augmented reality are considered key technologies in healthcare, especially in nursing. Now, German researchers analysed the impact of smartglasses on patient interaction.
News • Implantable device for severe heart failure
Soft robotic heart: €10 million grant for research
The consortium Holland Hybrid Heart will receive €10 million to develop a soft robotic heart suitable for transplantation.
News • Research into nursing ethics
Robot nurses, powered by AI – a viable perspective?
Robots and AI are expected to play a key role in nursing practice in the future. In this regard, researchers from Japan ask whether intelligent machines can replace humans as nurses.
News • Advancs in chest imaging
Evaluating lung function with photon-counting CT
Photon-counting CT allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung structure and function, something not possible with standard CT, according to a new study.
News • Real-time tumor profiling
AI tool decodes brain cancer’s genome during surgery
Scientists have designed an AI tool that can rapidly decode a brain tumor’s DNA to determine its molecular identity during surgery — critical information that can guide treatment decisions.
News • Multi-ancestry polygenic score
Dataset diversity improves heart disease risk prediction
By using genetic data on multiple traits from people of non-European ancestry, scientists have improved the accuracy of polygenic scores in predicting disease risk for all.
News • Sars-CoV-2, flu, RSV and other viruses
Proof-of-concept air monitor detects coronavirus variants in 5 minutes
Combining aerosol sampling and ultrasensitive biosensing, researchers have created a real-time monitor that can detect any of the Sars-CoV-2 virus variants in a room in about 5 minutes.
News • Study on period shifts, regularity, pain
Can the Covid vaccine affect menstruation?
Do coronavirus vaccines skew the menstrual cycle, cause more bleeding or pain? Anecdotal reports hint at a connection. Now, a new study led by Boston University provides answers.
News • Size-changing and personalised
Researchers create 4D printed implants for efficient breast cancer management
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have created personalised 4D printed “smart” implants for breast cancer management - a first for this technology.
News • Experimental biology
Global warming: how hot is too hot for human health?
Ongoing research at the University of Roehampton, UK has identified the upper critical temperature (UCT) for humans - and why our bodies cannot handle more heat.
News • Soft, wireless implant
A dissolving cardiac device that monitors and treats heart disease
A new device could monitor and treat heart disease and dysfunction in the days, weeks or months following traumatic heart-related events — and harmlessly dissolve afterwards.
News • Methylation pattern analysis
cfSort: New tool could improve liquid biopsy
A research team at UCLA has made an important advancement to address one of the major challenges in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, also known as liquid biopsy.
News • Blood cancer research
Covid-19 booster vaccine strengthens immunity in lymphoma patients
Research by the University of Southampton has shown that repeated Covid-19 vaccination increases the ability of lymphoma patients to prevent infection from the virus, particularly after four doses.
News • Research explores DBGAN method
AI fuses CT and MRI scans for better diagnostics
New research shows how AI can be used to fuse images from clinical X-ray CT and MRI scans to allow a clearer and more clinically useful interpretation of the images.
News • New method
Time-released drug delivery could make vaccines last for months
Missing crucial doses of medicines and vaccines could become a thing of the past thanks to Rice University bioengineers’ technology for making time-released drugs.
News • In the cryogenic environment
Deep-ultraviolet photonics for Sars-CoV-2 disinfection
A new publication discusses deep-ultraviolet (DUV) photonics for the disinfection of Sars-CoV-2 and its variants (Delta and Omicron) in the cryogenic environment.
News • UK research findings
Digital health tools could prevent hundreds of thousands A&E admissions
UK researchers find that digital health products, e.g. health apps, could make a substantial contribution to tackling NHS urgent care pressures, by keeping patients out of hospital in the first place.
News • From 529 million to 1.3 billion cases by 2050
Diabetes: Experts predict drastic increase in the next 30 years
More than half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide, and that number is projected to more than double to 1.3 billion people in the next 30 years.
News • Astrocyte research
New insight into how cancer metastasizes to the brain
A new US-led study shows that astrocyte brain cells play an important role in promoting brain metastasis by recruiting a specific subpopulation of immune cells.
News • "In-beam MRI"
Radiation therapy: proton trajectory made visible
For proton radiation therapy against cancer, there is yet no direct method for mapping the beam range during dose delivery. A new method devised by Dresden scientists could help.
News • Metallic, yet soft and flexible
A new medical robot, inspired by pangolins
German scientists have developed a magnetically controlled soft medical robot with a unique, flexible structure inspired by the body of a pangolin, that could heat up to mitigate bleeding.