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Breakthrough in imaging speed moves portable stroke diagnosis closer to reality

When someone walks into an emergency room with symptoms of a stroke, every second matters. But today, diagnosing the type of stroke, the life-or-death distinction between a clot and a bleed, requires large, stationary machines like CT scanners that may not be available everywhere.

4 Dec 2025

New audio-enhancing device can improve mindfulness in a distracting world

The whisper of two palms rubbing together. The squeak of a marker on a whiteboard. The swish of fabric against fabric. The woosh of a running faucet. These sounds can help center the mind on the present moment.

4 Dec 2025

New C-COMPASS software opens spatial proteomics and lipidomics to non-coders

A new tool developed by Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research and the University of Bonn makes spatial proteomics and lipidomics easier to use – no coding required.

4 Dec 2025

Fullerenes offer a simpler path to creating high-sensitivity MRI targets

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is invaluable in the medical world. But despite all the good it does, there is room for improvement.

4 Dec 2025

Organ-on-a-chip system reveals how aging weakens vaccine-driven anti-cancer immunity

Dr. Vadim Jucaud's lab at the Terasaki Institute has introduced a new organ-on-a-chip platform that recapitulates age-dependent immune responses, offering a more accurate testing bed for evaluating cancer vaccine performance in older adults, the population most affected by cancer and often overlooked in traditional preclinical testing.

4 Dec 2025

E-visits resolve common health issues with low follow-up rates

Researchers compare the efficacy of e-visits in clinical settings where other types of visits are available.

4 Dec 2025

Doctors' critical thinking skills gets eroded with overreliance on generative AI

Overreliance on generative AI risks eroding new and future doctors' critical thinking skills, while potentially reinforcing existing data bias and inequity, warns an editorial published in the online journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.

4 Dec 2025

Sweat testing could transform drug monitoring and diabetes care

Innovative sweat sampling techniques could revolutionize diagnostics, offering insights into glucose levels and environmental toxins with minimal discomfort.

4 Dec 2025

Purdue technology explored as a potential tool to identify women at higher risk of preeclampsia

A researcher in Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering is participating in a two-year research study evaluating approaches to monitor the health of pregnant women in Africa and inform future efforts to reduce maternal mortality.

3 Dec 2025

Noninvasive blood-glucose monitoring method could replace finger-prick tests for diabetes

A noninvasive method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day.

3 Dec 2025

Hidden cellular layers in the hippocampus' CA1 region revealed

Researchers at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified a previously unknown pattern of organization in one of the brain's most important areas for learning and memory.

3 Dec 2025

Ultrasound can aid in treating vascular occlusion events from cosmetic filler injections

Ultrasound can aid in treating complications from cosmetic filler injections, according to research being presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

3 Dec 2025

New rapid PCR method detects Salmonella in food within hours

Researchers develop a molecular testing-based fast-throughput method for the rapid and early detection of Salmonella contamination in various food products.

3 Dec 2025

DNA language model performance hinges on pre-training data choices

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have performed a comprehensive evaluation of five artificial intelligence (AI) models trained on genomic sequences, known as DNA foundation language models.

3 Dec 2025

Understanding dental drill acoustics to help reduce patient anxiety

Dental anxiety, also known as odontophobia, prevents people from getting their regular cleanings and keeping up with necessary dental hygiene.

2 Dec 2025

AI-assisted liquid biopsies show promise for early cancer detection

The prospect of diagnosing cancer through painless methods—such as a simple AI-assisted blood or urine test that detects tiny particles known as exosomes—is becoming increasingly realistic.

2 Dec 2025

AI-assisted ultrasounds greatly improve detection of congenital heart defects

Doctors in the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Mount Sinai have become the first in New York City to implement an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that enhances ultrasounds on a large scale-resulting in earlier detection and better care for babies and families.

2 Dec 2025

AR3-based optogenetic strategy shows high efficacy in inducing apoptosis and antitumor effects

One of the hallmarks of cancer cells is their ability to evade apoptosis, or programmed cell death, through changes in protein expression.

2 Dec 2025

New technique overcomes technological barrier in 3D brain imaging

Scientists at the Swiss Light Source SLS have succeeded in mapping a piece of brain tissue in 3D at unprecedented resolution using X-rays, non-destructively. The breakthrough overcomes a long-standing technological barrier that had limited the use of X-rays for such studies.

2 Dec 2025

New technique helps understand how bacterial shapes contribute to disease

Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has remained a major challenge, especially for species that can't be grown in the lab. Now, a new study led by Nina Wale, an Assistant Professor in MSU's Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology, introduces a groundbreaking method that could change how researchers study bacterial diversity.

1 Dec 2025