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AI-based glaucoma screening could revolutionize eye health

Imagine walking into a supermarket, train station, or shopping mall and having your eyes screened for glaucoma within seconds--no appointment needed.

3 Mar 2025

Novel mechanism of PDHX acetylation linked to hepatocellular carcinoma progression

Cancer cells are known to favor aerobic glycolysis for energy production, a phenomenon termed the Warburg effect.

3 Mar 2025

Skin organoids show promise for treating frostbite injuries

Frostbite is a severe cold injury that affects millions worldwide, often resulting in prolonged recovery, scarring, and long-term complications such as chronic pain and dysfunction.

3 Mar 2025

DeepHealth brings AI-powered radiology informatics to ECR 2025 in Vienna

DeepHealth, Inc., a global leader in AI-powered health informatics and a wholly-owned subsidiary of RadNet, Inc., will introduce next-generation AI-powered radiology informatics and population screening solutions at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2025 in Vienna.

3 Mar 2025

Medtronic receives FDA approval for BrainSense Adaptive DBS technology

For the one million people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the United States, Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, proudly announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of BrainSense™ Adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) and BrainSense™ Electrode Identifier (EI).

3 Mar 2025

Pioneering the world’s first CRISPR medicine for sickle cell disease

When Vijay Sankaran was an MD-PhD student at Harvard Medical School in the mid-2000s, one of his first clinical encounters was with a 24-year-old patient whose sickle cell disease left them with almost weekly pain episodes.

3 Mar 2025

Groundbreaking scanner could revolutionize breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

A groundbreaking new scanner developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen could change the way breast cancer is diagnosed and treated, meaning patients could receive fewer surgeries and more individually-tailored treatments.

2 Mar 2025

Tandem Health launches AI medical scribe to ease UK doctors' administrative burden

The NHS and UK doctors are set to benefit from ground-breaking artificial intelligence technology designed to transform the way doctors interact with patients, reducing medical errors, cutting administrative burdens, and making thousands of additional appointments available.

2 Mar 2025

New three-organ system offers an animal-free alternative for pharmacokinetics research

Innovative organ-on-chip specialist Dynamic42 and ESQlabs, experts in digital life sciences solutions, have successfully developed a three-organ system, in close collaboration with Consumer Health Division of Bayer, and the Placenta Lab at Jena University Hospital.

2 Mar 2025

St. Jude scientists discover how retinoic acid selectively kills metastatic neuroblastoma cells

Neuroblastoma is a solid tumor that occurs in children. When high-risk, the disease has a poor prognosis. Decades ago, adding the drug retinoic acid to neuroblastoma treatment increased survival by 10-15%.

2 Mar 2025

Innovative AI-enabled, low-cost device makes flow cytometry accessible for clinical use

A team of researchers at the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University has developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, low-cost device that will make flow cytometry ⎯ a technique used to analyze cells or particles in a fluid using a laser beam ⎯ affordable and accessible.

2 Mar 2025

Innovative startup receives $10,000 to address cardiovascular disparities

Cardiovascular disease disproportionately affects Black communities, with more than 57% of non-Hispanic Black adults living with some form of the disease.

28 Feb 2025

NIH decision to cap indirect costs sparks concern in scientific community

On February 7, 2025, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced a decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement-which supports the critical infrastructure and staff that make biomedical research possible-at 15%.

28 Feb 2025

Ursodeoxycholic acid shows promise in treating drug-induced liver injury

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a significant concern in clinical practice, arising from medications, herbs, and dietary supplements.

28 Feb 2025

Lactylation in the heart reveals key insights into cardiac regeneration

This study is led by Dr. Xiaodong Luan (Institute of Clinical Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Dr. Shuyang Zhang (Department of Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital) and Dr. He Huang (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences).

28 Feb 2025

Understanding the impact of SLC transporters on liver disease progression

Hepatic steatosis, often triggered by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a leading cause of liver dysfunction globally, affecting approximately 30% of the population.

28 Feb 2025

First-ever clinical trials evaluate fenofibrate as treatment for HPV-related cancers

A team from University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center is launching the nation's first-ever clinical trials evaluating the cholesterol drug fenofibrate (Triglide, Fibricor, Lipofen) as an investigational and potential treatment for patients with HPV+ cervical and HPV+ head and neck cancer (HNSCC).

28 Feb 2025

Technology News and Research

AI-based glaucoma screening could revolutionize eye health

Novel mechanism of PDHX acetylation linked to hepatocellular carcinoma progression

Skin organoids show promise for treating frostbite injuries

DeepHealth brings AI-powered radiology informatics to ECR 2025 in Vienna

Medtronic receives FDA approval for BrainSense Adaptive DBS technology

Pioneering the world’s first CRISPR medicine for sickle cell disease

Groundbreaking scanner could revolutionize breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

Tandem Health launches AI medical scribe to ease UK doctors' administrative burden

New three-organ system offers an animal-free alternative for pharmacokinetics research

St. Jude scientists discover how retinoic acid selectively kills metastatic neuroblastoma cells

Innovative AI-enabled, low-cost device makes flow cytometry accessible for clinical use

Innovative startup receives $10,000 to address cardiovascular disparities

NIH decision to cap indirect costs sparks concern in scientific community

Ursodeoxycholic acid shows promise in treating drug-induced liver injury

Lactylation in the heart reveals key insights into cardiac regeneration

Understanding the impact of SLC transporters on liver disease progression

First-ever clinical trials evaluate fenofibrate as treatment for HPV-related cancers

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