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Human organ chips for better drug development

The process of developing new drugs is both difficult and costly. It is estimated that of all the drug candidates which start out on their testing journey, less than 14% actually make it to the clinical scene and receive approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

27 Jan 2020

Microbe screening and sorting device created by researchers

Researchers have made a device that could sour the waters of the seas for microbes and also detect which of these could develop antimicrobial resistance. This could quantify the threat they pose to the ecosystems. This portable device and the trial with it were reported in the latest issue of the journal Scientific Reports. The study was titled, “Electrical impedance as an indicator of microalgal cell health.”

27 Jan 2020

Improving drug testing with comprehensive 'Organ Chip' platform

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves only 13.8% of all tested drugs, and these numbers are even lower in "orphan" diseases that affect relatively few people.

27 Jan 2020

Mount Sinai surgeons perform first-ever spinal tethering surgery in New York City

Mount Sinai surgeons have performed the first-ever spinal tethering surgery in New York City to correct idiopathic scoliosis - a sideways curvature in the spine - in children and adolescents.

27 Jan 2020

AI could help improve educational and clinical decisions

Could artificial intelligence improve educational and clinical decisions made by your child's teacher, or your mental health professional or even your medical doctor? Yes, indeed, says a study by an UdeM psychoeducator and behavior analyst published in Perspectives on Behavior Science.

27 Jan 2020

Technology used on the ISS could reveal important information about human health

In an article published recently in Microgravity, a Nature Journal, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute demonstrate a unique method for studying the mechanisms behind the formation of amyloid fibrils associated with diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

27 Jan 2020

Medtronic: RCT demonstrates profound back pain relief with DTM therapy

Medtronic plc today announced three-month results from a large, multicenter randomized controlled trial showing statistically significant (p=0.0009) and superior back pain relief with Differential Target Multiplexed (DTM) Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) compared to conventional SCS.

From Medtronic 27 Jan 2020

Noscendo and UKB partner to expand DISQVER platform in the field of microbial resistances

Noscendo GmbH and the University Hospital Bonn today announced the successful signing of a cooperative agreement with the Institute for Hygiene and Public Health at the UKB, working towards expansion of the proprietary and CE-certified diagnostic platform DISQVER in the field of microbial resistances.

27 Jan 2020

Robotic heart to replace human transplants on the horizon

Scientists are working to end the need for human heart transplants by 2028. A team of researchers in the UK, Cambridge, and the Netherlands are developing a robot heart that can pump blood through the circulatory network but is soft and pliable. The first working model should be ready for implantation into animals within the next 3 years, and into humans within the next 8 years.

26 Jan 2020

Scientists build first-person view video database to provide visual data in line with human experience

To better understand the organization of the brain and the perceptual tendencies in humans, a team of four scientists are recording video from four head-mounted cameras - with eyetracking and head movement - and assembling a massive video database with more than 240 hours of first-person video that can be used by researchers everywhere.

25 Jan 2020

Researchers win 2019 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize for malaria-fighting technology

A team of nine researchers based in the United States and Burkina Faso will receive the 2019 Newcomb Cleveland Prize, presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for the development of a promising tool in the global fight against malaria and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, including dengue and Zika.

24 Jan 2020

New neuromodulation device may help prevent migraine

If your bank account balance looks nail-bitingly low and you won't get paid for days, you might agonize over every dollar you spend. Maybe you'll scrutinize grocery-store ads more closely than usual or brew your own coffee instead of ordering it from a barista.

24 Jan 2020

New soft, stretchable battery could power wearable technologies

Electronics are showing up everywhere: on our laps, in pockets and purses and, increasingly, snuggled up against our skin or sewed into our clothing.

24 Jan 2020

Three big AI projects in medicine to watch in 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to touch medicine in many different ways, from making diagnoses to triaging patients. Many AI enterprises will make headlines in 2020:

24 Jan 2020

Developing diagnostic tools based on science of the sniff

As the medical industry continues its quest for accurate and reliable diagnostic tools, more is becoming understood about the science of the sniff.

24 Jan 2020

GRID-Arendal launches world's first database of mine tailings storage facilities to prevent deadly disasters

Environmental organization GRID-Arendal has launched the world's first publicly accessible global database of mine tailings storage facilities.

24 Jan 2020

New method could help doctors avoid ineffective or unnecessarily risky treatments

In a usual management setting, after a person has had a heart attack or stroke, algorithmic risk models are used to calculate the risk of death for the patient. These algorithms or models utilize various factors such as age of the patient, gender, previous history, family history, ethnicity etc.

23 Jan 2020

Portable optical biosensor slashes sepsis diagnosis time

Sepsis claims one life every four seconds. It is the primary cause of death in hospitals, and one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide.

23 Jan 2020

New algorithms will lead to better prosthetics for upper limb amputees

Reaching for something on the top shelf in the grocery store or brushing one's teeth before bed are tasks many people can do without thinking. But doing these same tasks as an upper limb amputee, while using a prosthetic device, can require more mental effort.

22 Jan 2020

Both simple and advanced CT can effectively select stroke patients for thrombectomy

Both simple and advanced computed tomography were effective in accurately predicting which stroke patients would benefit from endovascular thrombectomy to remove a large cerebral clot, but together they were even better, reported researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

22 Jan 2020

Device / Technology News

Human organ chips for better drug development

Microbe screening and sorting device created by researchers

Improving drug testing with comprehensive 'Organ Chip' platform

Mount Sinai surgeons perform first-ever spinal tethering surgery in New York City

AI could help improve educational and clinical decisions

Technology used on the ISS could reveal important information about human health

Medtronic: RCT demonstrates profound back pain relief with DTM therapy

Noscendo and UKB partner to expand DISQVER platform in the field of microbial resistances

Robotic heart to replace human transplants on the horizon

Scientists build first-person view video database to provide visual data in line with human experience

Researchers win 2019 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize for malaria-fighting technology

New neuromodulation device may help prevent migraine

New soft, stretchable battery could power wearable technologies

Three big AI projects in medicine to watch in 2020

Developing diagnostic tools based on science of the sniff

GRID-Arendal launches world's first database of mine tailings storage facilities to prevent deadly disasters

New method could help doctors avoid ineffective or unnecessarily risky treatments

Portable optical biosensor slashes sepsis diagnosis time

New algorithms will lead to better prosthetics for upper limb amputees

Both simple and advanced CT can effectively select stroke patients for thrombectomy

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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