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  • #neural networks
  • #neurology
  • #machine learning

From one brain scan, more information for the AI

Researchers have developed a system thar helps machine learning models glean training information for diagnosing and treating brain conditions.

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  • #MedTech
  • #implants
  • #therapy

Wireless system can power devices inside the body

Researchers have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the human body.

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  • #neural networks
  • #mhealth
  • #smartphone

AI identifies 'ugly ducklings' to catch skin cancer

Deep learning-based system enables dermatologist-level identification of suspicious skin lesions from smartphone photos, allowing better screening.

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  • #materials
  • #robotic surgery
  • #wearables

An origami-inspired patch for sealing internal injuries

The patch, which can be folded around surgical tools, may someday be used in robotic surgery to repair tissues and organs.

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  • #biotech
  • #organs
  • #neurology

'Organs-on-a-chip' system sheds light on gut-brain connection

Researchers have developed an “organs-on-a-chip” system that replicates interactions between the brain, liver, and colon.

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  • #neural networks
  • #natural language processing
  • #pattern recognition

'Liquid' machine learning system adapts to changing conditions

A machine learning system learns on the job. By continuously adapting to new data inputs, this “liquid network” could aid decision-making in medical diagnosis.

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  • #sensors
  • #algorithm
  • #infections

Customized “brains” for robots

Researchers have developed an automated way to design customized hardware, or “brains,” that speeds up a robot’s operation.

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  • #microrobotics
  • #smart tech
  • #research

Robot dances highlight new kind of order in active matter

Scientists have proposed a new principle by which active matter systems can spontaneously order, without need for higher level instructions or even programmed interaction among the agents.

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  • #Coronavirus
  • #wearables
  • #sensors

The role of mhealth in monitoring Covid-19 patients

Researchers have examined how mobile technologies have been used in monitoring and mitigating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  • #tissue
  • #sensors
  • #organs

Sensor detects scarred or fatty liver tissue

Engineers have developed a diagnostic tool, based on nuclear magnetic resonance, that could be used to detect fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis.

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  • #gamification
  • #research
  • #brain

How humans use objects to solve problems

What's SSUP? The Sample, Simulate, Update cognitive model developed by MIT researchers learns to use tools like humans do.

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  • #neural networks
  • #pattern recognition
  • #deep learning

Neural network learns when it should not be trusted

Researchers have developed a way for deep learning neural networks to rapidly estimate confidence levels in their output.

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  • #natural language processing
  • #Coronavirus
  • #mental health

Using AI to track pandemic’s impact on mental health

Researchers have shown that they can measure those effects of the Corona pandemic on mental health by analyzing the language that people use to express their anxiety online.

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  • #quantum
  • #MedTech
  • #pathology

A portable terahertz laser for the lab

Researchers have developed a high-power, portable version of a device called a quantum cascade laser, which can generate terahertz radiation outside of a laboratory setting.

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  • #Coronavirus
  • #machine learning
  • #mhealth

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.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors
  • #machine learning

Wearable sensor helps ALS patients communicate

Researchers have designed a skin-like device that can measure small facial movements in patients who have lost the ability to speak.

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  • #neural networks
  • #digital twins
  • #Coronavirus

5 ways AI is used against COVID-19

Find out more about how scientists and physician are using AI to make contributions in the fight against the coronavirus.

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  • #biotech
  • #blood
  • #organs

“Body-on-a-chip” could improve drug evaluation

MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans.

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  • #Coronavirus
  • #software
  • #machine learning

AI tool can detect COVID-19 outbreaks

A new machine learning–based online tool allows for early detection of COVID-19 outbreaks in different U.S. counties.

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  • #Expert Corner
  • #microrobotics
  • #robotic surgery

Smart surgery - from technical fascination to clinical reality

Artificial intelligence is developing at an enormous speed and intelligent instruments will profoundly change surgery and medical interventions.

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  • #MedTech
  • #epilepsy
  • #Parkinson's

Monitoring sleep positions for a healthy rest

Researchers have developed a wireless, private way to monitor a person’s sleep postures using reflected radio signals from a small device mounted on a bedroom wall.

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  • #algorithm
  • #software
  • #research

Machine learning system sorts out materials' databases

Scientists have used machin -learning to organize the chemical diversity found in the ever-growing databases for the popular metal-organic framework materials.

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  • #Coronavirus
  • #algorithm
  • #robotics

COVID-19: Robot takes patients’ vital signs

Researchers hope to reduce the risk to healthcare workers posed by Covid-19 by using robots to remotely measure patients’ vital signs.

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  • #smart tech
  • #sensors
  • #biotech

'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.

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  • #digital health
  • #pathology
  • #software

Deep learning accurately stains digital biopsy slides

Pathologists who examined the computationally stained images could not tell them apart from traditionally stained slides.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors
  • #telemedicine

Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs

A way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics allows scientists to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs such as temperature, respiration, and heart rate.

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  • #Coronavirus
  • #sensors
  • #diagnostics

Sensors could offer early detection of lung tumors

Researchers have developed a new approach to early diagnosis of lung cancer: a urine test that can detect the presence of proteins linked to the disease.

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  • #materials
  • #3D printing
  • #tissue

3D printed rubbery brain implants

Engineers are working on developing soft, flexible neural implants that can gently conform to the brain’s contours and monitor activity over longer periods.

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  • #Coronavirus
  • #3D printing
  • #MedTech

The risks of using 3D printing to make PPE

A researcher provides caution on the use of 3D printing to make masks and other PPE for individuals on the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis.

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  • #machine learning
  • #deep learning
  • #bacteria

Deep learning yields new antibiotic

An AI model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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  • #materials
  • #soft robotics
  • #robotics

A bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a biorobotic hybrid heart for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors
  • #pediatrics

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.

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  • #virtual reality
  • #mental health
  • #dementia

VR helps seniors to re-engage with the world

Virtual reality platform brings new experiences and fond memories to aging adults in nursing homes.

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  • #microneedles
  • #MedTech
  • #medication

Capsule can orally deliver drugs

Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the small intestine; they usually have to be injected.

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  • #3D printing
  • #neurology
  • #stroke

Robotic thread to clear stroke clots

Engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the brain.

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  • #social robots
  • #pediatrics
  • #therapy

Huggable: Social robots can benefit hospitalized children

Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients’ positive emotions, engagement, and activity level.

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  • #materials
  • #3D printing
  • #wearables

3D printing flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces

Engineers have designed pliable, 3D printed mesh materials whose flexibility and toughness they can tune to emulate and support softer tissues such as muscles and tendons.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors
  • #artificial intelligence

Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp

Wearing a sensor-packed glove while handling a variety of objects, researchers have compiled a massive dataset that enables an AI system to recognize objects through touch alone.

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  • #materials
  • #3D printing
  • #bioprinting

Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air

Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs with a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors
  • #infections

‘Smart’ pajamas could help improve sleep

Researchers have developed pajamas embedded with self-powered sensors that provide unobtrusive and continuous monitoring of heartbeat, breathing and sleep posture.

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  • #sensors
  • #biotech
  • #diagnostics

Ingestible “bacteria-on-a-chip” could help diagnose disease

MIT researchers have built an ingestible sensor equipped with genetically engineered bacteria that can diagnose bleeding in the stomach or other gastrointestinal problems.

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  • #sensors
  • #medication
  • #therapy

Ingestible pill monitors the stomach for up to a month

Engineers have designed an ingestible pill that quickly swells to the size of a soft, squishy ping-pong ball big enough to stay in the stomach for an extended period of time.

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  • #smart tech
  • #medication
  • #diabetes

Diabetes: Capsule can deliver insulin

Researcher have developed a drug capsule that releases insulin in the stomach could replace injections for patients with diabetes.

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  • #materials
  • #3D printing
  • #sensors

Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly

Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.

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  • #implants
  • #neurology
  • #brain-computer interface

Brain-computer interface enables paralysed to control tablets

Research from the BrainGate consortium shows that a brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable people with paralysis to directly operate an off-the-shelf tablet device just by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors
  • #smart textiles

E-textile sensor could power wearable devices

Materials scientists have developed an alternative to batteries that could power wearable biosensors for health monitoring.

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  • #tissue
  • #biotech
  • #CRISPR

Liver-on-a-chip, the ideal test environment for CRISPR

Research project is aimed at improving therapeutic options for both rare and common diseases, including supporting methods to improve editing the human genome.

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  • #wearables
  • #telemedicine
  • #robotics

SkinBot: A Wearable, skin-climbing robot

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab have been working on a palm-sized personal robot that is designed to literally crawl over your body.

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  • #sensors
  • #implants
  • #neurology

Parkinson’s: Sensors track dopamine in the brain

MIT neuroscientists have devised a way to measure dopamine in the brain. Tiny probes could be useful for monitoring patients with Parkinson’s and other diseases.

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  • #oncology
  • #machine learning
  • #cancer

Machine learning system makes cancer treatment less toxic

Researchers employ novel machine learning techniques that determines the fewest, smallest doses of toxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy that could still shrink glioblastomas.

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  • #microrobotics
  • #sensors
  • #diagnostics

Tiny robots could be used to detect medical problems

Made of electronic circuits coupled to minute particles, cell-sized robots could flow through intestines or pipelines to detect problems.

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  • #autism
  • #social robots
  • #mental health

Personalized deep learning equips robots for autism therapy

Machine learning network offers personalized estimates of children’s behavior.

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