Oxford VR uses virtual reality to treat social anxiety
Oxford VR (OVR), a U.K.-based virtual reality (VR) startup that emerged from Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry back in 2017, has officially launched a VR-based […]
Robot uses artificial intelligence and imaging to draw blood
“Rutgers engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot, artificial intelligence and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters to […]
Coronavirus: Ten reasons why you ought not to panic
“Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it is a serious issue. In less than two months, it has spread over […]
The hunt for a coronavirus cure is showing how science can change for the better
“The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared an international public health emergency over the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus. One day later, the Wellcome Trust research charity […]
In A 1st, Scientists Use Revolutionary Gene-Editing Tool To Edit Inside A Patient And Restore Vision
“For the first time, scientists have used the gene-editing technique CRISPR to try to edit a gene while the DNA is still inside a person’s […]
Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide
“The race is on to identify an effective vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. Once discovered, the next challenge will be manufacturing and distributing it around […]
Google’s DeepMind just shared AI-generated predictions about the coronavirus that could help researchers stem the global outbreak
“The UK-based team just used DeepMind’s new deep learning system to share its predictions about the protein structures of the coronavirus, which causes the disease. […]
Big Pharma Urges FDA To Use Blockchain For Drug Trafficking
25 leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, logistic partners, and other representatives of the pharma supply chain have published a report arguing in favor of adopting blockchain technology to […]
Neuroscientists discover ‘engine of consciousness’ hiding in monkeys’ brains
“A team of researchers has found an “engine of consciousness” in the brain — a region where, in monkeys at least, even a little jump start will […]
Powerful antibiotic discovered using machine learning for first time
“A powerful antibiotic that kills some of the most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria in the world has been discovered using artificial intelligence. The drug works in […]
Microrobot system regenerates knee cartilage in rabbits
“A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China and one in Korea has developed a micro-robot system that regenerated knee cartilage in rabbits. […]
US Trial Shows 3 Cancer Patients Had Their Genomes Altered Safely by CRISPR
“US scientists have succeeded in genetically editing the immune systems of three cancer patients using CRISPR, without creating any side effects, a first for the tool […]
Scientists Grow ‘Yarn’ Out of Human Skin Cells So They Can Literally Stitch People Up
A team of researchers at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Bordeaux have grown yarn from human skin cells that they […]
Blind Woman Sees With New Implant, Plays Video Game Sent Straight to Her Brain
“It’s been over a decade since artificial retinas first began helping the blind see. But for many people, whose blindness originates beyond the retina, the […]
A 3D Printed Tumor Model Leads Cancer Patient to Recovery
A 3D printed tumour designed and fabricated by 3D LifePrints, a UK-based medical technology company, has aided surgeons in the removal of a cancerous mass in […]
Nanoparticle Eats Away At Plaque in Arteries
“A new “Trojan Horse” nanoparticle can eat away portions of the plaques that cause heart attacks, research in mice indicates. The discovery could be a […]
CRISPR gene-editing corrects muscular dystrophy in pigs
“Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common and most devastating muscular diseases, greatly reducing patients’ quality of life and life expectancy. Now, […]
Decoding the Brain Goes Global With the International Brain Initiative
“Few times in history has mankind ever united to solve a single goal. Even the ultimate moonshot in history—putting a man on the moon—was driven […]
Lab-Grown Heart Muscles Have Been Transplanted Into a Human For The First Time
“On Monday, researchers from Japan’s Osaka University announced the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind heart transplant. Rather than replacing their patient’s entire heart with a new organ, […]
Mojo Vision’s Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Kick off a Race to AR on Your Eye
“The digital world has been creeping closer to your face. Was a time when a laptop was about as personal as you got with a […]
Chinese Researchers Design 3D Printed Biomimetic Soft Robotics & Grippers
“In the recently published ‘3D printed shape-programmable magneto-active soft matter for biomimetic applications,’ researchers from China explore the development of a high-performance material that transforms […]
Google publishes largest ever high-resolution map of brain connectivity
“Scientists from Google and the Janelia Research Campus in Virginia have published the largest high-resolution map of brain connectivity in any animal, sharing a 3D model that […]
Researches Develop 3D Printable Would Dressings Based on Fruit
Researchers from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, have developed 3D printable direct and indirect patches with wound-healing capabilities. In an article published in the journal Pharmaceutics, 3D […]
British Scientists Accidentally Discover Immune Cells That “May Treat All Cancer”
“A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing […]
Copper-Based Nanomaterials May Be the Cancer Cure We Have All Been Waiting for
“An interdisciplinary team of scientists from KU Leuven, the University of Bremen, the Leibniz Institute of Materials Engineering, and the University of Ioannina have successfully eradicated cancer in […]
This New Tool Works Like Shazam — But for Identifying Deadly Mosquitos
“In an effort to track and identify mosquitoes that spread disease around the world, a group of scientists from Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Gardens […]
Scientists Have Built The First-Ever Robots Constructed Entirely Out of Living Cells
“In another lifetime, if they had been allowed to follow their natural development, the stem cells taken from embryonic frogs would have turned into skin […]
Novel dementia vaccine on track for human trials within two years
“A newly published study has described the successful results in mice of a novel vaccine designed to prevent neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers […]
It’s been a hell of a millennium for medicine — and it’s just getting started
“In less than twenty years, several deadly diseases have been transformed into manageable, chronic conditions; the word “cure” has been added to the lexicon; and […]
Bone Regeneration: Successful Bioprinting with Poly-Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid/β-Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds
“In ‘Poly(Dopamine) Coating on 3D-Printed Poly-Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid/β-Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering,’ researchers from the School of Stomatology at Jilin University in Changchun, China are seeking […]
Google AI system can surpass human experts in spotting breast cancer, study finds
“Google’s artificial intelligence system can identify breast cancer more accurately than radiologists, according to a study published in Nature on Wednesday. The model, created in […]
Scientists Have ‘Cleared’ Alzheimer’s Plaque From Mice Using Only Light And Sound
“Clumps of harmful proteins that interfere with brain functions have been partially cleared in mice using nothing but light and sound. Research led by MIT […]
These are the technologies that will transform the 2020s – From 5G to vertical farming
“Shared mobility, advanced plastic recycling and protein production are also going to be key to future prosperity. 2020 is set to be the year of […]
3D Printing Microstructures for New Drug Delivery Systems with SPHRINT
“In the recently published, ‘SPHRINT – Printing Drug Delivery Microspheres from Polymeric Melts,’ authors Tal Shpigel, Almog Uziel, and Dan Y. Lewitus explore better ways […]
Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer’s
“In patients with Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate in the tissue and blood vessels of the brain, likely due to a faulty clearance mechanism. […]
World first as artificial neurons developed to cure chronic diseases
“Artificial neurons on silicon chips that behave just like the real thing have been invented by scientists—a first-of-its-kind achievement with enormous scope for medical devices […]
[WATCH] Destroying Prostate Cancer With Novel Noninvasive MRI-Guided Ultrasound Treatment
A novel MRI-guided procedure that uses therapeutic ultrasound effectively treats prostate cancer with minimal side effects, according to a new study presented today at the […]
How a New Smart Skin Patch Uses Vibrations to Track Your Health
“Wearables are so common these days we rarely give them second thought. Yet packed into FitBits and Apple Watches are multiple tiny, sensitive sensors that […]
Mayo Clinic is Using 3D Printing to Teach the Next Generation of Spine Surgeons
“… Residents need cadavers for educational purposes, but these are difficult to come by. In the United States, only 20,000 bodies are donated to science […]
Researchers Have Developed A Virus That Can Kill All Known Cancer Types
“An Australian company has developed a type of virus that can supposedly cure all known cancer types, including triple negative breast cancer, melanoma, lung cancer, bladder, […]
Nature study shows that human-in-the-loop AI outperforms humans alone or AI alone
” Human-in-the-loop (HITL) AI may enable an ideal symbiosis of human experts and AI models, harnessing the advantages of both while at the same time […]
Exclusive: This Doctor Wants to Use Salesforce Blockchain to Cut Cancer Drug Development Costs in Half
“Good afternoon, readers. Dr. Laura Esserman is on a mission to bring the blockchain to health care. I can already hear the audible groans and […]
Artificial Intelligence Could Help Solve America’s Impending Mental Health Crisis
“Five years from now, the U.S.’ already overburdened mental health system may be short as many as 15,600 psychiatrists as the growth in demand for […]
Exclusive: Humans placed in suspended animation for the first time
Doctors have placed humans in suspended animation for the first time, as part of a trial in the US that aims to make it possible […]
[WATCH] The Future of Work: A VICE Special Report (Full Episode)
The next Industrial Revolution is upon us, and scientists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers are warning of an imminent paradigm shift in the future of work. In […]
How Scientists Grew Perfect New Lungs in Mouse Embryos
Last week, scientists from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Stanford University, and the University of Tokyo teamed up in an outside-the-box attempt at making lab-grown lungs. Rather […]
How virtual reality is preparing West Aussie paramedics
A bus driver has a heart attack, veering off the road and crashing into a building site. Many passengers are injured, and the clock is […]
Scientists 3D-Printed Living Skin, Complete With Blood Vessels
Researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, claim to have 3D-printed skin that’s alive and has blood vessels. The new technique could greatly accelerate […]
Scientists developing ‘smart toilet’ to collect health data
A team of scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research at UW-Madison is working to develop a smart toilet. “Some people think we’re crazy,” said […]