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Flow Robotics takes sample traceability to the next level

An innovative scanning solution for tracking both 1D and 2D labeled sample tubes is now hitting the market.

From Flow Robotics 11 Apr 2023

Tunable lighting system allows surgeons to better illuminate operating rooms

Improving lighting in the operating room could cut the duration of some surgeries by as much as 25%, according to Dr. Munish Gupta, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Washington University in St. Louis.

10 Apr 2023

Training with a robot may not offer the same experience as playing table tennis against human opponents

Captain of her high school tennis team and a four-year veteran of varsity tennis in college, Amanda Studnicki had been training for this moment for years.

10 Apr 2023

Researchers use AI and Twitter to create anxiety, depression prediction models

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil are using artificial intelligence (AI) and Twitter, one of the world's largest social media platforms, to try to create anxiety and depression prediction models that could in future provide signs of these disorders before clinical diagnosis.

10 Apr 2023

ChatGPT can help empower patients and improve health literacy for different populations

A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer by providing easy-to-understand information about basic knowledge, lifestyle and treatments for these conditions.

7 Apr 2023

New deep learning-based model estimates breast density with high precision

Breast cancer is the most common cancer to affect women worldwide. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

7 Apr 2023

Study: Pulse oximeters no better than just asking COVID-19 patients if they are short of breath

Using a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen levels is no better than just regularly asking patients with COVID-19 if they are short of breath, according to new research at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania.

7 Apr 2023

Epidural electrical stimulation stabilizes blood pressure in patients suffering from spinal cord injury

An implant that delivers electrical stimulation to a select group of spinal neurons can treat dangerously low blood pressure in people with spinal cord injuries, addressing an often "invisible" consequence of paralysis.

7 Apr 2023

How nanomedicine is revolutionizing care for cardiovascular disease

Researchers review recent advancements in nanomedicine treatment options for cardiovascular disease.

6 Apr 2023

Study reveals potential for digital technology to improve patients' asthma control

A new international study led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed significant potential for digital technology to improve asthma control for patients.

6 Apr 2023

New machine learning model estimates optimal treatment timing for sepsis

A new machine learning model that estimates optimal treatment timing for sepsis could pave the way for support tools that help physicians personalize treatment decisions at the patient bedside, researchers say.

6 Apr 2023

New microfluidic technology enables reliable selection of high-quality sperm for IVF success

Scientists have developed new technology to help couples undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) due to male fertility problems to increase their chances of success in having a baby.

6 Apr 2023

Scientists receive federal funding to model the emergence and spread of biological threats

Modeling the emergence and spread of biological threats isn't as routine as forecasting the weather, but scientists in two of the U.S. Department of Energy's national laboratories were awarded funding to try to make it so.

5 Apr 2023

Trial compares the ability of AI and sonographer in assessing cardiac function

Who can assess and diagnose cardiac function best after reading an echocardiogram: artificial intelligence (AI) or a sonographer?

5 Apr 2023

New imaging technique can improve the treatment of intestinal strictures in Crohn's disease

Patients suffering from Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder, develop painful constrictions in the bowel.

5 Apr 2023

Computational model of the cardiovascular system for predicting and preventing aortic ruptures

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes the wall of a person's aorta, the largest artery in the body, to weaken and bulge outward. If left untreated, it can continue to grow and eventually rupture, which can lead to life-threatening bleeding.

4 Apr 2023

Innovative app can be a screening tool to help identify red flags for abuse in young children

An innovative app from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago aims to increase earlier recognition of abuse in babies and children under 4 years of age who have bruises, with the hope of decreasing the incidence of severe injury and death from child abuse in this age group.

4 Apr 2023

Device / Technology News

Flow Robotics takes sample traceability to the next level

Tunable lighting system allows surgeons to better illuminate operating rooms

Training with a robot may not offer the same experience as playing table tennis against human opponents

Researchers use AI and Twitter to create anxiety, depression prediction models

ChatGPT can help empower patients and improve health literacy for different populations

New deep learning-based model estimates breast density with high precision

Study: Pulse oximeters no better than just asking COVID-19 patients if they are short of breath

Epidural electrical stimulation stabilizes blood pressure in patients suffering from spinal cord injury

How nanomedicine is revolutionizing care for cardiovascular disease

Study reveals potential for digital technology to improve patients' asthma control

New machine learning model estimates optimal treatment timing for sepsis

New microfluidic technology enables reliable selection of high-quality sperm for IVF success

Scientists receive federal funding to model the emergence and spread of biological threats

Trial compares the ability of AI and sonographer in assessing cardiac function

New imaging technique can improve the treatment of intestinal strictures in Crohn's disease

Computational model of the cardiovascular system for predicting and preventing aortic ruptures

Innovative app can be a screening tool to help identify red flags for abuse in young children

TiY: Cancer diagnosis and treatment in a single step

ChatGPT provides correct health advice about 88% of the time, study finds

Mosaic Therapeutics closes $28m series A funding and appoints Brian Gladsden as CEO

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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