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New AI framework improves early screening for Parkinson's disease

Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed an artificial intelligence model to streamline and improve screening for Parkinson's disease (PD) so doctors can refer patients for early-stage testing.

5 Nov 2026

$4 million NIH grant advances AI-guided heart failure treatment

A $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health is helping faculty researchers in the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science develop an artificial intelligence tool to personalize treatments for people with heart failure.

30 Oct 2026

AI tool reads abdominal ultrasounds and accelerates emergency diagnoses

When a patient arrives in the emergency department with severe abdominal pain, every minute counts. Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine are investigating ways to streamline the work of radiologists and make it more efficient.

29 Oct 2026

Ancient Egyptian pigment inspires new bright brain imaging tool

For medical imaging, innovative contrast agents are in high demand. Materials scientist Robert Nissler has therefore developed an ultra-bright near-infrared nano-pigment designed to provide high-resolution images of intricate brain structures.

29 Oct 2026

New smartphone patch accurately measures heart health without electronics

The patch is the first of its kind in the world and can assess a patient’s heart condition when combined with an ordinary smartphone.

29 Oct 2026

CT scans linked vitamin D levels to fat within muscles after bariatric surgery

Researchers followed 113 adults for one year after bariatric surgery and found that those with higher postoperative vitamin D concentrations had less fat infiltration within certain muscles and lower visceral adiposity. They found no significant association between increases in vitamin D and changes in body composition after correction for multiple comparisons, while preoperative vitamin D levels did not independently predict postoperative body composition.

27 Oct 2026

Supercomputer helps design more reliable AI for breast cancer diagnosis

While AI offers the ability to improve human experts' ability to diagnose and treat diseases like breast cancer, well-publicized errors across the broader AI field are cause for concern.

21 Oct 2026

New AI model detects hidden diseases in routine CT scans

When analyzed by a new artificial intelligence model developed at Penn Medicine, CT scans reveal much about a patient's health beyond the specific condition they were originally ordered for, according to a new study published in NPJ Digital Medicine.

20 Oct 2026

New study could help reduce radiation exposure during cardiac CT scans

A new study at The University of Texas at Arlington could help substantially reduce the amount of radiation heart patients receive during imaging procedures without sacrificing diagnostic accuracy.

15 Oct 2026

New paper urges adoption of green AI in healthcare

AI is already widely used in hospitals and medical research. Can a new way of thinking unleash the technology’s green credentials?

15 Oct 2026

AI model predicts immunotherapy-related pneumonitis risk from CT scans

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can identify lung cancer patients at increased risk of developing a serious immunotherapy-related side effect before treatment begins, offering a possible path toward more personalized monitoring and prevention strategies.

24 Sep 2026

Binghamton University scientists win seed funding for medical technologies

Two Binghamton University faculty members will receive seed funding through the State University of New York (SUNY) Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF), which provides grants to faculty inventors and scientists.

22 Sep 2026

AI enhances handheld ultrasound images to detect carotid plaques

Handheld ultrasound devices' lower image quality can make small or faint carotid plaque hard to see. Researchers in Hunan Province, China, developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that sharpens handheld ultrasound images after they are taken.

21 Sep 2026

Specialized imaging technique detects most clinically relevant prostate cancers

An elevated PSA level in the blood may indicate prostate cancer, but does not yet allow for a definitive diagnosis.

16 Sep 2026

Physics-guided framework doubles digital pathology resolution for cancer screening

Digital pathology relies on high-resolution imaging for accurate cancer diagnosis, yet high-magnification systems remain slow and costly for large-scale screening.

8 Sep 2026

New V-UNet model improves efficient medical image segmentation

Segmentation tools help doctors identify and delineate tumors, lesions, and other abnormalities in medical images.

4 Sep 2026

Physics-informed AI framework improves aortic aneurysm stress prediction

Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms often progress silently, but once dissection or rupture occurs, they can cause severe mortality before hospital arrival or during admission.

4 Sep 2026

Radiologist supply fails to keep pace with rising imaging demand

Demand for medical imaging in the U.S. keeps rising, but the number of radiologists available to read those images has barely budged relative to the population, according to a new research study published in the JACR.

2 Sep 2026

New lensless imaging method captures clearer images of moving objects

With the rapid development of smartphones, wearable devices, and portable medical diagnostic systems, increasingly stringent requirements have been placed on imaging systems: they are expected to provide clear images while remaining sufficiently compact and lightweight.

24 Aug 2026

Review examines how medical imaging foundation models are moved toward clinical use

AI is already widely used for lesion detection, disease classification, and outcome prediction in medical imaging, but most systems remain narrowly designed for one task and depend heavily on expert-labelled data.

20 Aug 2026