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Noninvasive decoder could help restore movement after spinal cord injury

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury are interrupted, resulting in paralysis.

29 Apr 2025

Noninvasive brain modulation using sound waves shows promise for depression and anxiety

Patients suffering from depression, anxiety and trauma-related disorders experienced significant relief from their symptoms after a new treatment that uses sound waves to modulate deep brain activity, according to new research from Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.

28 Apr 2025

Arc Institute expands virtual cell atlas with industry partnerships

Arc Institute continues its work to generate and share large-scale, high-quality datasets of cell state before and after chemical or genetic perturbations to enable "virtual cell" models and other innovations.

28 Apr 2025

Genomic sequencing-based detection system cuts infections and saves lives

An infectious diseases detection platform developed by University of Pittsburgh scientists working with UPMC infection preventionists proved over a two-year trial that it stops outbreaks, saves lives and cuts costs.

28 Apr 2025

New technology enables quick diagnosis of arthritis using synovial fluid

Dr. Ho Sang Jung and his research team from the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), in collaboration with Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, have developed a technology that enables the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis within 10 minutes using synovial fluid.

28 Apr 2025

AI model enhances early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

To provide the right treatment for MS, it is important to know when the disease changes from relapsing-remitting to secondary progressive, a transition that is currently recognized on average three years too late.

28 Apr 2025

HOPE technique shows promise for long-term donor lung preservation

A study on donor lungs preserved outside the body before transplantation demonstrated that the hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) technique is a safe and effective lung preservation method, even with total out-of-body times approaching 20 hours.

27 Apr 2025

Machine perfusion extends long-distance heart transplant possibilities

In places like Australia, where metropolitan areas are separated by an entire continent, donor hearts used to go unused simply because transplant teams couldn't get the organ to a recipient in time.

27 Apr 2025

Hands-on training for cardiogenic shock takes center stage at ISHLT Annual Meeting

Healthcare practitioners from around the world received hands-on training for treating patients in cardiogenic shock (CS) during a first-ever simulation lab at today's Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Boston.

27 Apr 2025

New DNA mapping technology uncovers genetic clues to rare diseases

Cutting-edge DNA mapping technology identified new genetic information that can help researchers decipher more genetic diseases, a new study found.

25 Apr 2025

Global survey highlights barriers to VR haptics in dental education

A recent global survey of 156 institutions reveals strong interest in VR-haptic technology for dental training, yet significant barriers impede widespread adoption.

25 Apr 2025

Researchers pioneer method to measure liver tissue stiffness without damage

Researchers in South Korea have developed an organoid disease model and non-destructive stiffness analysis technology for evaluating the efficacy of new drugs for fatty liver disease.

25 Apr 2025

Bacteria-based fibers offer new hope for bone healing

Have you ever wondered if there is a way to heal bones without having to take bone from another part of the body? A new doctoral thesis from the University of Borås, Sweden, now presents exciting advancements in this area. It involves using bacteria to produce fibers that can help heal bones.

25 Apr 2025

Turning to kelp for sustainable lab-grown meat

Researchers are growing the food of the future in this laboratory: meat that uses kelp as an alternative to animal-based ingredients.

25 Apr 2025

AI tools improve detection of key immune structures in melanoma

Researchers from the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) have applied AI-driven processes for detecting tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) in thousands of digital images of melanoma tumor tissue, significantly enhancing TLS identification and survival predictions for operable stage III/IV patients.

24 Apr 2025

Powerful imaging technique developed to study bone marrow in mouse models

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have developed a powerful new imaging technique to study bone marrow in mouse models.

24 Apr 2025

Breakthrough DNA editing in Lactobacillus offers safer probiotics

A Kobe University team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms.

24 Apr 2025

New biosensor offers fast detection of H5N1 in farm air

As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ways to monitor for infections, in real time, to mitigate and respond to outbreaks.

24 Apr 2025

AI predicts pediatric glioma recurrence using multiple brain scans

Artificial intelligence (AI) shows tremendous promise for analyzing vast medical imaging datasets and identifying patterns that may be missed by human observers.

24 Apr 2025

Novel technology for in situ irradiation of tumors

Radiation therapy is an established method of cancer treatment. It works by subjecting tumor cells to ionizing radiation, damaging their genetic material and, ideally, eliminating the tumor.

24 Apr 2025