News • Evidence-generated sockets
Data-driven designs to improve prosthetic legs
Researchers have developed a new, data-driven way of fitting prosthetic legs which could lead to better fitting prosthetics, in less time and at a lower cost.
Research
News • Endoscopic magnetometer
Finding cancer with diamond sensors
Researchers report they have built a new non-toxic and non-radioactive handheld device that uses the unique properties of diamonds to diagnose metastasized breast cancer.
News • Vascular disease assessment
New ultrasound technique to predict aneurysm rupture
Using ultrasound imaging, researchers measure the wall thickness of the aorta from within a patient's body, to predict with higher accuracy whether an aneurysm will rupture or not.
News • Smart glasses to support the ears
AI-powered lip-reading to advance hearing aids
To help people with hearing loss, researchers develop an AI-powered lip-reading camera that translates lip movements into sound. The device could also work in areas with a lot of background noise.
News • Neural anticipation of infection
Virtual health threats trigger real immune response
The mere fact of being exposed to a sick avatar in a virtual reality environment triggers a measurable immune response in humans, a multidisciplinary research team discovered.
News • New way to heal burns and wounds
3D printing live cells into a skin transplant
A novel approach to bioprinting may lead to new ways to treat skin burns and severe wounds. With this, the researchers aim to create new skin that does not become scar tissue but a functioning dermis.
News • Patient perception, gender bias and more
Dressed for trust: exploring the role of doctor's white coat
Doctors wear white – but did you know that was not always the case? A new review explores the effect of attire color on patient trust, and persistent misidentification of female doctors.
News • Physics-driven framework
Quantum mechanics to remove noise from medical images
Medical imaging methods are often affected by background noise, which can obscure fine anatomical details. A new approach to solve this problem draws inspiration from quantum mechanics.
News • Pharmaceutical counterfeiting
New chemical approach to combat illegal medicines
Pharmaceutical counterfeiting remains a critical issue, with high risks for patients and great economical damage. Now, researchers propose using “chemical fingerprints” to identify illegal meds.
News • Review explores bacterial impact
Vaginal microbiome holds untapped potential for women's health
The vaginal microbiome is a largely overlooked area of medicine that could dramatically improve outcomes for common infections, infertility and even cancer for millions of women, a new review finds.
News • Nasal and sinus problems in spaceflight
In space, no one can hear you blow your nose
Spaceflight comes with unique health risks – which include surprisingly high rates of sinus and congestion problems, new research finds. This also has implications for future civilian space travel.
News • Microsatellite instability
Predicting tumor MSI status for precision cancer treatments
Microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) tumors are associated with better clinical outcomes. A novel AI model for accurate MSI prediction could help battle gastric and colorectal cancers.
News • Goodbye to the needle
Replace injections with pills? New technology could make it happen
Some medications can only be taken as an injection, which is often painful, unpleasant and inconvenient for patients. A new transport system could make it possible to swap these injections for pills.
News • Patient involvement enables research
Tumor vesicles as a promising biomarker for early cancer detection
Tumor vesicles may serve as early indicators of cancer and help monitor the effectiveness of treatments. Now, researchers discovered a new way to detect these vesicles.
News • Crawling, walking, swinging devices
Magnetic microrobots can move through the body for targeted treatments
Microrobots formed in droplets could enable precision-targeted drug delivery, improving on IV drug delivery that sends only 0.7% of the drug to the target tissue, according to a recent study.
News • Local impedance mapping
'Reading' heart scars for better treatments after a heart attack
An association between specific electrical patterns and structural characteristics of heart scars after a heart attack could offer a new approach for more targeted and effective arrhythmia treatments.
News • Viral persistence in the brainstem
Long Covid: Researchers find clues for "brain fog" origin
After an infection with the coronavirus Sars-CoV-2, the virus is able to persist at low levels in the brainstem, new research finds. This helps explain some of the enduring neurological symptoms.
News • Respiratory viruses wake up cells in the lungs
How Covid-19 and flu infections revive dormant breast cancer
Common respiratory infections such as influenza and Covid-19 can awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs, setting the stage for new metastatic tumors, new research finds.
News • Mitochondria-derived nuclear ATP surge
Pressed to the limit: New study explores cancer cell defense mechanism
How cancer cells survive the journey through the body to form metastases is still poorly understood. New insights into how cells survive intense physical stress could pave the way for new treatments.
News • Rapid exosome isolation and detection
Researchers develop at-home skin patch test for melanoma
Melanoma testing could one day be done at home with a skin patch and test strip with two lines, similar to Covid-19 home tests, according to University of Michigan researchers.
News • Center for Deep Tissue Nanoscale Control
Together towards the core of biomedical research
In a new joint research center, scientists from Germany and South Korea aim to develop new technologies at the interface of nanoscience, synthetic cell biology, and neuroscience.
News • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Neural biomarkers for OCD discovered
Using electrodes implanted in the brain, researchers observed specific brain waves that could serve as a biomarker for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and are an important step towards more targeted treatments.
News • Enhanced imaging and surgical guidance
Fluorescent bacteria light up tumors like a neon sign
A new, bacteria-based contrast agent illuminates tumors like a neon sign during surgery, enabling more precise resection and reducing the risk of recurrence.
News • Electrical impedance spectroscopy
EIS shows promise to advance cancer cell monitoring
Through quantitative real-time monitoring of cell spatiotemporal dynamics, or cell changes over time, electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) could be used to predict cancer growth.
News • Raman spectroscopy and interpretable machine learning
AI-assisted tissue differentiation for smart surgical tools
By identifying the unique biological signatures that guide AI tissue classification, new research lays the foundation for smart surgical tools with the added feature of biomolecular-level precision.
