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First-of-its-kind wireless, battery-free bandage accelerates wound healing

Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site.

22 Feb 2023

New nanomaterial can enhance the potency of common disinfectants

The use of peroxide-based disinfectants has grown with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, the extensive use of chemical disinfectants to kill viruses and other pathogens can also threaten human health and ecosystems.

22 Feb 2023

New machine-learning statistical model may be able to predict COVID-19 resistance

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and The Johns Hopkins University have created and preliminarily tested what they believe may be one of the first models for predicting who has the highest probability of being resistant to COVID-19 in spite of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes it.

22 Feb 2023

First smart wearable device tracks how much people use their voices

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first smart wearable device to continuously track how much people use their voices, alerting them to overuse before vocal fatigue and potential injury set in.

22 Feb 2023

Cleveland Clinic researchers receive $3.14 million NIH grant to use “digital twins” for reducing healthcare disparities

Supported by a new $3.14 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to Cleveland Clinic, researchers are using an emerging technology known as "digital twins" to better understand healthcare disparities based on where someone lives.

21 Feb 2023

Infants’ “commonsense psychology” better than that of AI

Infants outperform artificial intelligence in detecting what motivates other people's actions, finds a new study by a team of psychology and data science researchers.

21 Feb 2023

Students with learning disabilities may benefit from a robot

Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on their work.

21 Feb 2023

Adipose-targeted delivery of thyroid hormone alleviates hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis

A research team from LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed thyroid hormone (TH) - encapsulated nanoparticles modified with adipose-homing peptide, which selectively transport TH to adipose tissues.

20 Feb 2023

Spinal cord stimulation technology instantly improves arm and hand mobility in stroke patients

A neurotechnology that stimulates the spinal cord instantly improves arm and hand mobility, enabling people affected by moderate to severe stroke to conduct their normal daily activities more easily, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University today in Nature Medicine.

20 Feb 2023

Technology-enhanced screening increases early detection of psychosis

Asking patients to take a short survey on a tablet before their appointments may help mental health providers identify young people at risk of psychosis.

19 Feb 2023

Phase-contrast chest radiography could potentially detect early-stage lung disease

An imaging process that today is used mainly in research labs could potentially detect early-stage lung disease if developed for use in hospitals and clinics, a new research study shows.

17 Feb 2023

FAU collaborates with Delray Medical Center, Insightec to fight against Alzheimer's disease

Delray Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to treat an Alzheimer's disease patient using non-invasive focused ultrasound technology as part of a groundbreaking study being conducted in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health).

17 Feb 2023

Device / Technology News

First-of-its-kind wireless, battery-free bandage accelerates wound healing

New nanomaterial can enhance the potency of common disinfectants

New machine-learning statistical model may be able to predict COVID-19 resistance

First smart wearable device tracks how much people use their voices

Cleveland Clinic researchers receive $3.14 million NIH grant to use “digital twins” for reducing healthcare disparities

Infants’ “commonsense psychology” better than that of AI

Students with learning disabilities may benefit from a robot

Adipose-targeted delivery of thyroid hormone alleviates hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis

Spinal cord stimulation technology instantly improves arm and hand mobility in stroke patients

Technology-enhanced screening increases early detection of psychosis

Phase-contrast chest radiography could potentially detect early-stage lung disease

FAU collaborates with Delray Medical Center, Insightec to fight against Alzheimer's disease

Machine learning approach to predict cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury

Innovative nomogram can help clinicians evaluate persistent atrial fibrillation risk after catheter ablation

Non-invasive FFRCT offers greater accuracy in heart disease diagnosis than other traditional tests

Novel experimental platform optically records neuronal activity during brain-wide fMRI in rodents

New technique allows researchers to record activity of the enteric nervous system in mice

HemaChrome wins phase 1 of the NIH's RADx Tech for Maternal Health Challenge

Computational modeling helps uncover genomic mutations that likely influenced human cognition

"AutoPLP" technique enables rapid, accurate detection of mutating bacteria and viruses

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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