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New 3D human brain tissue platform integrates all major brain cell types into a single culture

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture.

17 Oct 2025

Improving logical reasoning in large language models for medical use

Large language models (LLMs) can store and recall vast quantities of medical information, but their ability to process this information in rational ways remains variable.

17 Oct 2025

Your web habits can identify you: Just four websites can reveal who you are

Browsing behavior acts as a digital fingerprint, with just a few top websites enabling 95% user identifiability, raising concerns for online privacy.

17 Oct 2025

AI predicts cell responses to drugs and genetic changes

Controlling the state of a cell in a desired direction is one of the central challenges in life sciences, including drug development, cancer treatment, and regenerative medicine.

16 Oct 2025

LassoESM accelerates discovery of therapeutic peptides

In the hunt for new therapeutics for cancer and infectious diseases, lasso peptides prove to be a catch.

16 Oct 2025

New vaccine label offers real-time heat exposure detection

A color-changing label could help prevent millions of vaccine doses from going to waste, say scientists from the University of Surrey. The innovation, now being commercialized through a partnership with MM PACKAGING GmbH (MM) Group and leading materials specialists Advanced Material Development Ltd (AMD), provides a low-cost and reliable way to show whether vaccines have been exposed to damaging heat.

16 Oct 2025

Ingestible bioprinter offers minimally invasive tissue repair

Soft tissue injuries of the gastrointestinal tract, like ulcers or hemorrhages, can currently be treated only with some form of surgery, which is invasive and may not result in permanent repair.

16 Oct 2025

New technology enables fast and durable 3D-printed dental crowns

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a technology that enables same-day, 3D-printed dental restorations made of zirconia, the gold-standard material for permanent dental work.

16 Oct 2025

Machine learning advances drug discovery through generalizable models

The drug development pipeline is a costly and lengthy process. Identifying high-quality "hit" compounds-those with high potency, selectivity, and favorable metabolic properties-at the earliest stages is important for reducing cost and accelerating the path to clinical trials.

16 Oct 2025

Artificial intelligence guides personalized treatment for heart patients

A landmark international study led by the University of Zurich has shown that artificial intelligence can assess patient risk for the most common type of heart attack more accurately than existing methods.

16 Oct 2025

Smartphone app for muscle relaxation reduces migraine disability in ED patients

A smartphone app for muscle relaxation significantly reduced migraine-related disability in patients visiting the emergency department, a new study shows.

16 Oct 2025

New AI tool detects bite rate to help prevent childhood obesity

The faster a child takes bites during a meal or snack, the greater risk they have for developing obesity, according to researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences.

16 Oct 2025

New nanomanufacturing technique enhances vascular systems in artificial human tissue

When biomedical researchers need to test their latest ideas, they often turn to engineered human tissue that mimics the responses in our own bodies. It's become an important intermediary step before human clinical trials.

16 Oct 2025

MXene materials pave the way for next-generation smart contact lenses

As wearable health technologies evolve, smart contact lenses (SCLs) are emerging as powerful platforms for non-invasive, real-time ocular diagnostics.

16 Oct 2025

Advanced MRI technique reveals early markers of hereditary frontotemporal dementia

An international study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden demonstrates that it is possible to detect subtle changes in the brain and identify early signs of hereditary frontotemporal dementia using advanced brain imaging techniques.

16 Oct 2025