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Study highlights bioengineered models as key to early cancer detection

Scientists are exploring leading-edge technologies that could transform how cancer is studied, detected and treated by catching it earlier, when it's more treatable and survival rates are highest.

3 Nov 2025

New WashU center aims to transform disease diagnosis through AI imaging

Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is establishing a new center dedicated to developing AI-based imaging tools to improve the diagnosis and precision treatment of cancers, cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases and numerous other conditions.

3 Nov 2025

Large-scale foundation model reconstructs how cells interact within tissues

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed Nicheformer, the first large-scale foundation model that integrates single-cell analysis with spatial transcriptomics.

3 Nov 2025

Pioneering technology enables scalable production of human kidney organoids

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), as well as other international research groups, has developed pioneering technology that enables human kidney organoids to be produced in a scalable manner.

31 Oct 2025

Study uncovers neural mechanisms behind memory stabilization

Newly decoded brain circuits make memories more stable as part of learning, according to a new study led by NYU Langone Health researchers.

30 Oct 2025

Broad-spectrum antivenom could revolutionize treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa

DTU researchers are behind a potentially groundbreaking antivenom that could revolutionize the treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa.

29 Oct 2025

New biofilm discovery may pave way to undermining antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas

The bacterium known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an unwelcome visitor in the human body. Serious infections can result when a bunch of these bugs settle together on a surface to form a biofilm - a community of microbes like the slime on spoiled food, but in this case residing inside a person.

29 Oct 2025

First self-powered spinal implant can transmit real-time data from inside the body

A collaboration between civil engineering and neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh could change how spinal fusion surgery is performed and monitored. Associate Professors Amir Alavi, Nitin Agarwal, and D. Kojo Hamilton have received a $352,213 National Institutes of Health (NIH) R21 grant to develop the first self-powered spinal implant capable of transmitting real-time data from inside the body.

28 Oct 2025

Generative AI-driven model can help prevent injuries in athletes

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a model driven by generative AI that will help prevent injuries in athletes and also aid in rehabilitation after an injury. The model could also help athletes train better.

27 Oct 2025

Revolutionizing lipid nanoparticle formulations for targeted treatments

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the delivery vehicles of modern medicine, carrying cancer drugs, gene therapies and vaccines into cells.

24 Oct 2025

A new way to monitor chemotherapy drug behavior inside cells

Scientists have made incredible progress in developing cancer therapies that help patients across cancer types.

22 Oct 2025

Noninvasive optical system measures blood flow with precision

Measuring how well blood flows to the brain is crucial for understanding a wide range of neurological issues, from strokes to migraines to traumatic brain injuries. Obtaining such measurements noninvasively, however, remains a challenge. The scalp and skull not only obstruct viewing the brain directly but also have their own blood supply, further complicating cerebral blood flow measurements.

22 Oct 2025

New noninvasive device measures brain blood flow using laser speckle technology

Measuring blood flow in the brain is critical for responding to a range of neurological problems, including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and vascular dementia.

21 Oct 2025

BMAC treatment accelerates healing for ACL, MCL, and meniscus tears

Bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) is a common treatment for joint injuries.

21 Oct 2025

Exploring the link between leaky blood-brain barrier and major depressive disorder

Women are affected by severe depression twice as often as men. The reasons for this have not yet been fully clarified.

16 Oct 2025

Montreal chemists develop fast DNA-based sensor for drug monitoring

Chemists at Université de Montréal have developed "signaling cascades" made with DNA molecules to report and quantify the concentration of various molecules in a drop of blood, all within 5 minutes.

16 Oct 2025

New menstrual cup design enhances safety and sustainability

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new menstrual health product designed to complement and enhance an existing menstrual cup that is safer, easier to use and more environmentally sustainable than current options.

10 Oct 2025

Scalable synthetic biology revolutionizes targeted therapy with logic-gate proteins

Targeted drug delivery is a powerful and promising area of medicine. Therapies that pinpoint the exact areas of the body where they're needed - and nowhere they're not - can reduce the medicine dosage and avoid potentially harmful "off target" effects elsewhere in the body.

10 Oct 2025

UCSF and Allen Institute create most detailed data-driven map of the mouse brain

In a powerful fusion of AI and neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Allen Institute designed an AI model that has created one of the most detailed maps of the mouse brain to date, featuring 1,300 regions/subregions.

7 Oct 2025

New funding supports research aimed at enabling prostheses for children with lower extremity amputation

Quentin Sanders, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), received funding for: "Fused Filament Fabrication of Customized Continuous Fiber Physical Activity Enabling Prostheses for Children with Lower Extremity Amputation."

7 Oct 2025