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S2N.Bio commences technology transfer of Alzheimer’s cell therapy to Cell Therapies’ Melbourne GMP facility

Cell Therapies Pty Ltd and S2N.Bio (“S2N”) have commenced technology transfer of S2N’s cell therapy candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. The transfer will enable GMP manufacture of clinical trial material for S2N’s first-in-human study in Australia.

20 Oct 2026

Advanced AI tool estimates biological age and predicts cancer survival from face photos

Researchers are using AI tools to analyze simple facial photographs to determine key indicators of a person's health. Mass General Brigham researchers built FAHR-Face (Foundation Artificial Intelligence for Health Recognition), a large AI foundation model trained on over 40 million face images.

20 Oct 2026

New gene-editing platform gives doctors control over cell therapies

An Australian clinician-led research team has developed a gene-editing platform that could give doctors more control over cell therapies, making them more practical for patients with complex immune conditions.

20 Oct 2026

New PET imaging approach detects nearly all kidney cancer lesions

A new PET imaging approach detected 97.9% of lesions in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), potentially giving clinicians a more complete picture of the location and extent of a patient's disease, according to research presented today at the 39th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM'26).

20 Oct 2026

Peer-reviewed study demonstrates preserved platelet function in Realheart® TAH

Scandinavian Real Heart AB today announces that a new peer-reviewed study published in the scientific journal Platelets demonstrates preserved platelet function following circulation in the Realheart® Total Artificial Heart (TAH).

20 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

AI-powered virtual reality could help women manage menopause symptoms

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has proven effective in managing a number of menopause symptoms, including hot flashes, insomnia, depression, and sexual dysfunction.

20 Oct 2026

Researchers use AI to identify early-stage inhibitors for antiviral therapy

Viral infections can be difficult to treat as viruses evolve rapidly, allowing them to develop resistance to drugs designed to attack viral proteins directly.

19 Oct 2026

Voice frequency patterns reveal clues linked to type 2 diabetes

A new research study in theIEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics reveals how scientists at Klick Labs created visual maps of sound frequencies (spectrograms) to identify complex, new patterns associated with Type 2 diabetes, using only smartphone recordings of randomly selected short English sentences and participant sex as study criteria.

19 Oct 2026

Postoperative monitoring apps reduce emergency visits and complications

Mobile app-based monitoring may help address the vulnerable days and weeks after surgery when recovery shifts from the hospital to home with little direct supervision.

19 Oct 2026

Neurotechnology offers hope for better anxiety and depression treatments

Technology can contribute to better treatment for people struggling with anxiety and depression, according to researcher Sandra Klonteig.

16 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

New AI project models human behavior to track epidemic spread

A consortium led by the University de Zaragoza, with the participation of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has been selected in the 2026 Health Research Call by the "la Caixa" Foundation—one of the most competitive biomedical research funding calls in Spain and Portugal.

15 Oct 2026

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. partner to apply quantum optimization and AI to advance Alzheimer’s drug research and explore new applications for XPro

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. today announced a collaboration to apply quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to identify new potential applications for XPro (XPro1595), INmune Bio's investigational treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other disease conditions.

From INmune Bio 15 Oct 2026

AI detects daily stress by analyzing routine smartphone behaviors

Clues to stress can be hidden in everyday habits such as chatting, searching, and making payments on a smartphone.

14 Oct 2026

Bulk adverse event reporting may delay medical device safety warnings

Permitting medical device manufacturers to submit bulk summary reports of adverse events to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), rather than reporting individual cases, often fails to promptly detect potential safety signals, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

14 Oct 2026

Human accountability remains essential as healthcare adopts AI

With artificial intelligence making deep inroads into healthcare, two top doctors are urging physicians to embrace the technology but to remember that only humans can serve the best interest of individual patients.

14 Oct 2026

New project receives $2.3 million to develop a database and AI model to identify therapeutic peptides

A group of scientists led by Joseph Brown, assistant professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, has received $2.3 million USD in funding to develop a database and AI training model to identify peptides with therapeutic potential.

14 Oct 2026

Novel gene rejuvenation therapy preserves cell identity while reversing age

Every organ and tissue progressively loses function and integrity as it ages. In fact, researchers have identified "hallmarks of aging" that not only present specific processes impacted by age, but are also thought of as levers that, if successfully targeted, could help turn back the aging clock and result in tissue rejuvenation.

14 Oct 2026