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Low-cost, high-speed algorithm may allow animal-free chemical toxicity testing

The use of animals to test the toxicity of chemicals may one day become outdated thanks to a low-cost, high-speed algorithm developed by researchers at Rutgers and other universities.

17 Apr 2019

Integrating AI to analyze imaging data allows early recognition of heart disease

Integrating artificial intelligence to analyze imaging data allows early recognition of heart disease, saving patients' time, money and, most importantly, lives.

17 Apr 2019

FDA orders surgical mesh manufacturers to stop selling and distributing their products in the U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today ordered the manufacturers of all remaining surgical mesh products indicated for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) to stop selling and distributing their products in the U.S. immediately.

17 Apr 2019

New drug-delivery system senses high oxidant levels, responds to body chemistry and environment

Oxidants found within living organisms are byproducts of metabolism and are essential to wound-healing and immunity.

17 Apr 2019

Researchers succeed in accelerating process of creating 3D images

Lensless microscopy with X-rays, or coherent diffractive imaging, is a promising approach. It allows researchers to analyze complex three-dimensional structures, which frequently exist in nature, from a dynamic perspective.

17 Apr 2019

Workshop explores the future of artificial intelligence in medical imaging

In August 2018, a workshop was held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., to explore the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging.

17 Apr 2019

AI detects prostate cancer with same level of accuracy as experienced radiologists

UCLA researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence system to help radiologists improve their ability to diagnose prostate cancer.

16 Apr 2019

Artificial intelligence project identifies existing drugs that have potential to treat AMD

The initial results from an artificial intelligence project show a number of existing drugs have the potential to reduce sight loss from age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of sight loss.

16 Apr 2019

Powerful ultra-high-field MRIs for early disease detection

The widespread adoption of magnetic resonance imaging revolutionized clinical medicine, and the revolution has not stopped. Scientists in an EU-funded project are exploring ways to make MRIs even more effective - aiming to help patients get the best possible treatment through early disease detection.

16 Apr 2019

Researchers develop oral appliance to help sufferers of sleep apnea

An original design for an oral appliance developed in Hiroshima University Hospital can help sufferers of sleep apnea sleep more soundly.

16 Apr 2019

Scientists create a functioning 3D printed heart

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered the world’s first perfectly functioning, immunologically, cellular, biochemically and anatomically matched 3D printed heart.

15 Apr 2019

Using slime mold to produce accessible biosensors

An EU-funded project is using slime mold to produce accessible sensing devices with a wide range of applications, including environmental monitoring and health - helping European industry become more competitive in the growing biosensor device market.

15 Apr 2019

FDA approves Intact Vascular’s Tack Endovascular System

Intact Vascular, Inc., a private medical device company committed to developing solutions for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, today announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the Tack Endovascular System, a purpose-built dissection repair device implanted post-angioplasty in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

15 Apr 2019

FDA clears Ortho Clinical Diagnostics’ VITROS XT MicroSlides

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics’ VITROS XT MicroSlides, featuring new, multi-test technology that allows labs to run two tests simultaneously on one MicroSlide, have been cleared for market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

From Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 15 Apr 2019

AI-based technique traces the shapes of active neurons faster than a human can

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed an automated process that can trace the shapes of active neurons as accurately as human researchers can, but in a fraction of the time.

12 Apr 2019

New app can predict likelihood of developing incisional hernia after abdominal surgery

A new app can predict the likelihood that a patient will develop an incisional hernia following abdominal surgery, using big data to potentially help address a problem effects one out of every eight of these surgical patients.

12 Apr 2019

New technique uses UV and red light to decontaminate organs before transplantation

A new technique for the decontamination of organs before transplantation using ultraviolet and red light irradiation has been developed by Brazilian and Canadian researchers and is described in an article published in the journal Nature Communications.

12 Apr 2019

Bioengineered healing glove takes another key step toward commercialization

The revolutionary bioengineered healing glove created by researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute and the University of Washington has completed another key step on the road toward commercialization.

12 Apr 2019

FDA offers funding to create the most advanced living mimicry of a human lung

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus announced the funding of $3.4 million by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to create the most advanced living mimicry of a human lung to identify toxicity and cancer-causing potential of emerging tobacco products.

12 Apr 2019

Analysis of bright spot in confocal microscopy images to diagnose brain tumors

Photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is now widely used for neurosurgical resection of brain tumors.

12 Apr 2019

Device / Technology News

Low-cost, high-speed algorithm may allow animal-free chemical toxicity testing

Integrating AI to analyze imaging data allows early recognition of heart disease

FDA orders surgical mesh manufacturers to stop selling and distributing their products in the U.S.

New drug-delivery system senses high oxidant levels, responds to body chemistry and environment

Researchers succeed in accelerating process of creating 3D images

Workshop explores the future of artificial intelligence in medical imaging

AI detects prostate cancer with same level of accuracy as experienced radiologists

Artificial intelligence project identifies existing drugs that have potential to treat AMD

Powerful ultra-high-field MRIs for early disease detection

Researchers develop oral appliance to help sufferers of sleep apnea

Scientists create a functioning 3D printed heart

Using slime mold to produce accessible biosensors

FDA approves Intact Vascular’s Tack Endovascular System

FDA clears Ortho Clinical Diagnostics’ VITROS XT MicroSlides

AI-based technique traces the shapes of active neurons faster than a human can

New app can predict likelihood of developing incisional hernia after abdominal surgery

New technique uses UV and red light to decontaminate organs before transplantation

Bioengineered healing glove takes another key step toward commercialization

FDA offers funding to create the most advanced living mimicry of a human lung

Analysis of bright spot in confocal microscopy images to diagnose brain tumors

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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