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Bridging technology and organizational science to boost health care teams’ effectiveness

Health care organizations today are caring for patients with increasingly complex needs and leveraging larger teams that include clinicians with diverse and specialized expertise.

30 May 2023

Easy-to-use ankle exosuit could help stroke survivors improve their gait during daily routines

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that totals about 795,000 strokes each year.

30 May 2023

Study proposes a new index to understand the link between gender and mental health in adolescence

Half of mental health disorders first manifest themselves before the age of 14. Seventy per cent appear before the age of 18, according to data from the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

30 May 2023

AI can accurately identify changes in brain structure related to head injury in student athletes

An artificial intelligence computer program that processes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can accurately identify changes in brain structure that result from repeated head injury, a new study in student athletes shows.

30 May 2023

INTEGRA’s PIPETBOY Makes Pipetting Easy for Molecular Biology Techniques

INTEGRA Biosciences’ PIPETBOY acu 2 pipette controller is helping researchers in the Immune Sensing and Signaling Dynamics group/ImmunoHUB at the i3S in Porto, Portugal, to further their research into the role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in infection and cancer.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 30 May 2023

Artificial intelligence in sperm selection for assisted reproduction

Researchers summarize available evidence on the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in sperm selection.

29 May 2023

Simple, low-cost clip uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user's fingertip.

29 May 2023

Restoring thought-controlled movement after spinal cord injury using a brain-computer interface

ONWARD Medical N.V., the medical technology company creating innovative spinal cord stimulation therapies to restore movement, function, and independence in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), today announces a publication in Nature showing that a wireless brain-computer interface (BCI) can use thought to modulate ARC Therapy.

27 May 2023

Researchers develop microrobotic system capable of rapid, targeted elimination of fungal pathogens

Infections caused by fungi, such as Candida albicans, pose a significant global health risk due to their resistance to existing treatments, so much so that the World Health Organization has highlighted this as a priority issue.

26 May 2023

Novel endoscopic imaging system design could accelerate the adoption of multi-tracer FGS

For patients with solid cancers, endoscopic surgery is one of the primary treatment options to remove tumors. However, there is a high risk of cancer recurrence if even a small number of cancerous cells are left behind after surgical resection.

26 May 2023

Developing digitized garments with a wide range of applications in sports and health

The UOC is leading a project to make health monitoring using radio frequency identification technology available to all. Smart clothing uses sweat to monitor health.

26 May 2023

Scientists use AI to identify new antibiotic that could fight drug-resistant infections

Using an artificial intelligence algorithm, researchers at MIT and McMaster University have identified a new antibiotic that can kill a type of bacteria that is responsible for many drug-resistant infections.

25 May 2023

OpenAI's ChatGPT shows promise as a fertility advisor, despite limitations

Researchers use fertility as a domain to test ChatGPT’s performance and assess its usage as a clinical tool.

25 May 2023

Placebo effect in technical applications increases risk-taking behavior

Human augmentation technologies refer to technological aids that enhance human abilities. They include things like exoskeletons, but also augmented reality headsets.

25 May 2023

Digital plan of care leads to better outcomes of people living with type 2 diabetes, study shows

Research conducted as part of UKRIs digital health technology catalyst sponsored by Healum Ltd in partnership with Vernova Healthcare CIC, demonstrates that the use of Healum’s mobile app, connected to its care planning software and patient management system for healthcare professionals in primary care, has helped to improve health outcomes, health engagement and quality of life for people living with type 2 diabetes.

25 May 2023

AI framework beats emergency call handlers in recognizing stroke for both sexes

A team of researchers from Denmark have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework to address the number of strokes that go unrecognised by human emergency call handlers.

25 May 2023

AI-based software poses a paradigm shift in the study of pathological processes

Researchers from the Cima University of Navarra (Spain) have presented the results of an international competition initiated ten years ago to improve the study of cell migration.

25 May 2023

UNC Health to join a program with Epic as early adopter of Generative AI

UNC Health will participate as early adopters of Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools through a program with Epic. It will be one of the initial few healthcare systems nationwide to do so.

25 May 2023

Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

The prevalence of sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, is on the rise in the U.S., but current protocols to conduct clinically accepted assessments are expensive and inconvenient.

24 May 2023

New class of tiny, self-propelled robots could one day deliver drugs throughout the human body

A team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a new class of tiny, self-propelled robots that can zip through liquid at incredible speeds - and may one day even deliver prescription drugs to hard-to-reach places inside the human body.

24 May 2023

Device / Technology News

Bridging technology and organizational science to boost health care teams’ effectiveness

Easy-to-use ankle exosuit could help stroke survivors improve their gait during daily routines

Study proposes a new index to understand the link between gender and mental health in adolescence

AI can accurately identify changes in brain structure related to head injury in student athletes

INTEGRA’s PIPETBOY Makes Pipetting Easy for Molecular Biology Techniques

Artificial intelligence in sperm selection for assisted reproduction

Simple, low-cost clip uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure

Restoring thought-controlled movement after spinal cord injury using a brain-computer interface

Researchers develop microrobotic system capable of rapid, targeted elimination of fungal pathogens

Novel endoscopic imaging system design could accelerate the adoption of multi-tracer FGS

Developing digitized garments with a wide range of applications in sports and health

Scientists use AI to identify new antibiotic that could fight drug-resistant infections

OpenAI's ChatGPT shows promise as a fertility advisor, despite limitations

Placebo effect in technical applications increases risk-taking behavior

Digital plan of care leads to better outcomes of people living with type 2 diabetes, study shows

AI framework beats emergency call handlers in recognizing stroke for both sexes

AI-based software poses a paradigm shift in the study of pathological processes

UNC Health to join a program with Epic as early adopter of Generative AI

Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

New class of tiny, self-propelled robots could one day deliver drugs throughout the human body

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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