Biocompatible and sustainable plastics for medical applications
Fraunhofer Institute is developing polyurethanes of a reproducible standard.
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Wearables use tiny fibers to track vitals
A shirt that monitors your blood pressure or a pair of socks that can keep track of your cholesterol levels might be just a few years away from becoming reality.
AI sees and hears COVID-19 in your lungs
Two deep learning algorithms that identify patterns of COVID-19 in lung images and breath sounds, may help in the fight against other respiratory diseases and the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance.
AI uncovers missing info about ethnicity in population health
Machine learning can be used to fill a significant gap in Canadian public health data related to ethnicity and Aboriginal status, according to research by a University of Alberta research epidemiologist.
AI model detects Covid-19 infections through coughs
Researchers have found that people who are asymptomatic for Covid-19 may differ from healthy individuals in the way that they cough.
A 3D printed device to excite nerves
A tiny, thin-film electrode with a 3D-printed housing has been implanted in the peripheral nervous system of songbirds, where it successfully recorded electrical impulses that drive vocalizations.
'Smart' breathalizer can reveal lung disease
Using specialized nanoparticles, engineers have developed a way to monitor pneumonia or other lung diseases by analyzing the breath exhaled by the patient.
A 3D-printed diffuser to treat COVID-19 patients
Scientists have delivered more than 200 3D-printed diffusers for metered dose inhalers (MDI) to the Houston hospital and stands ready to produce more if needed.
COVID 19: AI to predict patients' risk of needing ventilators
Experts have begun using artificial intelligence to create computer models that calculate the risk of a corona patient’s needing intensive care or a ventilator.
Therapies without drugs
Researchers are investigating the potential of microimplants to stimulate nerve cells and treat chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, or Parkinson’s disease.
Operating with precision
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a miniature laboratory the size of the tip of a needle.
Rapid test to diagnose asthma
Researchers use machine learning to developing a rapid test that requires only a drop of blood to diagnose asthma.
Wireless oxygen sensor monitors sick infants
Researchers have created a mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from home.
‘Smart shirt’ proving itself on monitoring lung disease
A smart shirt that measures lung function by sensing movements in the chest has proven to be accurate when compared to traditional testing equipment.
Wearable respiration monitor built with children’s toy
Researchers have developed a wearable, disposable respiration monitor that provides high-fidelity readings on a continuous basis.
About the end of medicine, as we know it
Our health system today can no longer be sustained in its existing form. It has become too expensive and too ineffective.
Digital transformation: From sick care to proactive health care
“The digital transformation will make healthcare even more human. It will enable us to provide preventive and personalized healthcare,” says Prof. Dr. Koen Kas, Professor of Oncology at Ghent University, Belgium.