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Antibiotic levels measured in breath

Researchers have shown in mammals that the concentration of antibiotics in the body can be determined using breath samples.

AI measures fat around heart to predict diabetes

Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence tool that is able to automatically measure the amount of fat around the heart from MRI scan images.

Robotic system controls COVID-19 patient ventilators

A new robotic system allows medical staff to remotely operate ventilators and other bedside machines from outside intensive care rooms of patients suffering from infectious diseases.

UV light disinfection could prevent virus spread

A device capable of automatically disinfecting common surfaces could be a vital tool in virus and disease mitigation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Robotic system diagnoses diseases through eye movements

A new robotic system developed can help diagnose neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia and Parkinson, through the analysis of eye movements.

Mentally ill avatars

To teach medical students, scientists have created avatars that feature typical symptoms of different mental disorders as well as psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment situations.

3D printing enables tissue with customized shape

3D-printed chambers with personalized shapes will be used to grow transplantable tissue that can take the shape of a wound to be closed.

Digital twin for personalized medicine

As part of the “MED²ICIN” lighthouse project, seven Fraunhofer Institutes are presenting the first prototype of a digital patient model.

Smartwatch study is game-changer for clinicians

Apple Watch Study provides an unprecedented look at the health status of a diverse patient population.

A cryptography game changer for biomedical research

Data privacy and security concerns hamper large-scale studies. Researchers have developed a potential solution.

Algorithm to predict psychotic illnesses

To detect the symptoms that herald the development of psychotic illnesses, scientists have applied longitudinal network analysis to children.

Microrobots propelled by air bubbles and ultrasound

Researchers have developed microrobots that can be powered and steered by ultrasound waves.

Hydrogel improves method to diagnose cancer

Researchers tested the effectiveness of specialized hydrogels.

Using AI and video for early detection of autism

Using artificial intelligence, researchers have developed a device for the early detection of autism spectrum disorder in children.

Next step in creating lung organoids

Realistic mini-lungs, grown in lab dishes, feature all cell types that make up the human organ, allowing for “Phase 0” testing of new treatments for respiratory diseases.

Smart plaster for healing chronic wounds

Researchers have developed gel patches from a 3D printer that can be activated individually.

Active glioblastoma tumor 3D-bioprinted for the first time

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have printed an entire active and viable glioblastoma tumor using a 3D printer.

3D printable biomaterial for personalised medicine

Marc Knebel, head of Medical Systems at Evonik, explains the benefits and applications of the new high-performance polymer VESTAKEEP Care M40 3DF.

World-leading pioneers speak at Medical XR congress

At Shift Medical, more than 60 leading medical XR experts will present and discuss the latest developments on the use of digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in medicine.

Artificial pancreas trialed for outpatients with type 2 diabetes

Tests show that the device can help patients safely and effectively manage their blood glucose levels and reduce the risk of low blood sugar levels.

Gamification in diabetes care

The number of gamified mobile applications is rising rapidly—especially in healthcare. This article illustrates how gamification is employed in diabetes care.

Tracking circadian rhythms with a smartwatch

Researchers have developed a way to extracts a person's circadian rhythm based on heart rate data provided by their smartwatch.

Disinfection robot lends hospitals a big hand

Researchers have developed a smart functional robot that realized simultaneous disinfection of both air and object surface.

Machine learning fuels personalised cancer medicine

A tool, based on machine learning methods, that evaluates the potential contribution of all possible mutations in a gene in a given type of tumour to the development and progression of cancer.

Medical data paves the way for machine learning

An consortium aims to transform the field of prostate cancer care by unlocking the potential of big data and big data analytics.

Exoskeletons can strain the brain

Exoskeletons designed to reduce lower back pain may compete with mental resources at work, canceling out the benefits of wearing them.

Immunotherapy response studied in body-on-a-chip models

Clinicians are using patient-specific tumor 'organoid' models as a preclinical companion platform to better evaluate immunotherapy treatment for appendiceal cancer.

3D printed knee implant for arthritis sufferers

A groundbreaking new treatment that uses 3D printed implants and that could bring relief to tens of thousands of knee osteoarthritis sufferers has received approval to be trialled in UK patients.

Neuroprosthesis decodes speech for paralyzed man

Researchers have developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences.

Digital solutions help to fight addictions

Health industry digitalization is one of the highest priorities in the healthcare sector these times. Digital technologies can help in the fight against addictions.

AI app could help diagnose HIV more accurately

New technology could transform the ability to accurately interpret HIV test results, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

AI predicts how patients with viral infections will fare

Researchers used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to sift through terabytes of gene expression data to look for shared patterns in patients with past pandemic viral infections, including SARS, MERS and swine flu.

AI enhances efficacy of sleep disorder treatments

Based on 20,000 nights of sleep, researchers have developed an algorithm that can improve the diagnosis, treatment and overall understanding of sleep disorders.

Digital twins: The simulated patient

Digital twins enable customized medical therapies. Researchers have modeled several hundred avatars based on real people and treated them experimentally.

Wearables can help predict blood test results

Smartwatches and other wearable devices may be used to sense illness, dehydration and even changes to the red blood cell count.

Reverse 3D printing to make tiny implants

Researchers have developed a 3D printing technique that allows them to create incredibly small and complex biomedical implants.

Using digital twins to help treat multiple sclerosis

Scientists in Dresden are expanding their digital health expertise in multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy and research with an ambitious scientific project - creating a "digital twin“ from data.

Researchers use virtual reality to reach youth

Researchers found that patients participating in VR sessions experienced reduced levels of anxiety and depression.

Soft sensors for monitoring pregnant women

Researchers have developed three soft, flexible, wireless sensors that allow movement and provide more precise data than existing ones.

Wearables and the promising future of personalised diagnostics

Researchers have proposed that wearable devices could be used to develop a network of health data about a patient, allowing for early diagnosis of COVID-19, even when the patient is asymptomatic.

Bionic eye: Computer model fosters improvements

Researchers develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blind.

Fortnite and Zelda can up your surgical game

Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study has found they could benefit surgical skills training.

Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles for diagnostics

Scientists have developed a novel type of implantable sensor which can be operated in the body for several months to transmit information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the body.

Antibiotics embedded in 3D printed implants used to regenerate damaged bone

Researchers have fabricated 3D scaffold implants containing antibiotics at high temperatures. These scaffolds support bone regeneration and manage the bone infections.

Smart system detects errors when medication is self-administered

Many patients use their inhalers and insulin pens wrong. Researchers have developed a system to reduce those numbers for some types of medications.

Digital twins for more personalized medicine

According to researchers at Indiana University, digital twins could lead to more proactive and personalized medicine.

AI can identify cancerous cells by their acidity

Using a special dye, cells are colored according to their pH, and a machine learning algorithm can detect changes in the color spectrum due to cancer.

COVID-19: AI models not yet suitable for clinical use

Researchers have found that out of the more than 300 COVID-19 machine learning models are not suitable for detecting or diagnosing COVID-19 from standard medical imaging.

Smart speakers contactlessly monitors heart rhythms

Researchers have developed system for smart speakers to monitor both regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact.

Most patients wouldn't mind a 'robotic doc'

A study finds patients are receptive to interacting with robots designed to evaluate symptoms in a contact-free way.

Researchers develope sensing robot healthcare helpers

The Covid-19 pandemic highlights how remote healthcare robots currently being developed could be beneficial in the future.

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.

OR without surgeon: science fiction or realistic scenario?

Dr Jan Stallkamp has a vision: robots that can treat patients more efficiently and more precisely than any human physician.

Virtual reality helps to treat fear of heights

Researchers have developed a VR app to reduce fear of heights. Now, they have conducted a clinical trial to study its efficacy.

A 'smart' sensor bandage for chronic wounds

Researchers are developing an oxygen-sensing patch printed on a flexible, disposable bandage that could enable remote monitoring for the early detection of illnesses.

Artificial skin brings robots closer to 'touching' human lives

Researchers have constructed a 3D vision-guided artificial skin that enables tactile sensing with high performance, opening doors to innumerable applications in medicine.

Device rapidly creates 3D images of skin

A portable 3D printed device produces high-resolution 3D images of human skin within 10 minutes. It could be used to assess the severity of skin conditions.

Breast cancer-on-a-chip tests immunotherapy drugs

Researchers have successfully designed and tested a system for rapid testing of large numbers of potential immunotherapy drugs.

Biosensors quickly spot coronavirus proteins, antibodies

Scientists have created a new way to detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus, as well as antibodies against it.

Face mask sensor to detect COVID-19

Researchers are developing a color-changing test strip that can be stuck on a mask and used to detect SARS-CoV-2 in a user’s breath or saliva.

Microneedles test for antibodies and biomarkers

Engineers have developed a microneedle patch that can be applied to the skin, capture a biomarker of interest and, thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity, allow clinicians to detect its presence.

Precision health in the palm of your hand

Recent breakthrough developments in technologies for real-time genome sequencing, analysis, and diagnosis are poised to deliver a new standard of personalized care.

Potential jurors favor use of AI in precision medicine

Physicians who follow AI advice may be considered less liable for medical malpractice than is commonly thought, according to a new study of potential jury candidates in the U.S.

Peeking inside 'mini-brains' could boost understanding of brain

Revealing details of the internal structure of 'mini-brains' could help accelerate drug studies and may offer alternatives to some animal testing.

Are digital trackers for mental health fit for purpose?

Digital tracking of people with mental health conditions has the power to transform medical diagnostics and treatment, but its claims need careful scrutiny.

An inkjet-printed artificial retina model

Researchers have developed a color-sensitive, inkjet-printed, pixelated artificial retina model.

Wearable may signal you're developing COVID-19

A smart ring that generates continuous temperature data may foreshadow COVID-19, even in cases when infection is not suspected.

E-skin has a strong future stretching ahead

A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time.

virtual.COMPAMED 2020 highlights the importance of suppliers

The supplier sector will showcase its expertise and innovative high-tech solutions for the medical technology industry.

Medical customers adopt Stratasys 3D Printer

Stratasys Ltd. announced it has successfully sold and installed the J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printer at healthcare institutions and medical service providers in major markets across the globe.

Brain-computer allows paralysed patients to text

Two ALS patients, implanted with a brain-computer interface via the jugular vein and without the need for open brain surgery, successfully controlled their personal computer through direct thought.

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 heart-breast cancer-on-a-chip monitoring system

A dual-organ system enables the measurement of cardiac toxicity arising from breast cancer chemotherapy.

Machine learning comes of age in cystic fibrosis

Researchers have developed AI technology that offers a glimpse of the future of precision medicine, and unprecedented predictive power to clinicians caring for individuals with the life-limiting condition.

AI models could predict outcomes in trauma

AI has shown early success in improving survival and outcomes in traffic accident victims transported by ambulance and in predicting survival after liver transplantation.

Machine learning takes on synthetic biology

Researchers have developed a new tool that adapts machine learning algorithms to the needs of synthetic biology to guide development systematically.

Using deep learning to diagnose autism

Researchers have applied these artificial intelligence techniques to autism diagnosis.

Brains linked to computers using 3D printed implants

Linking the human brain to a computer is usually only seen in science fiction, but now scientists have harnessed the power of 3D printing to bring the technology one step closer to reality.

AI-controlled sensors could save lives in 'smart' hospitals

Researchers explain how computer scientists and clinicians are trying to reduce fatal medical errors by building “ambient intelligence” into the spaces where patients reside.

Chatbots help decrease opioid use after surgery

A study showed that patients receiving messages from a chatbot used fewer opioids after fracture surgery, and their overall pain level fell, too.

AI with 'imagination' could help doctors with diagnosis

This is the first known time that AI has used causation instead of correlations to support doctors with diagnosis in simulated cases.

Using 3D printing to study common heart defect

Researchers have combined machine learning, 3D printing and high performance computing simulations to accurately model blood flow in the aorta.

Smartwatch tracks medication levels to personalize treatments

Engineers have demonstrated that drug levels inside the body can be tracked in real time using a custom smartwatch that analyzes the chemicals found in sweat.

Network medicine makes drug repurposing effective

Artificial intelligence can increase the effectiveness of drug repositioning or repurposing research.

AI finds patterns of mutations in tumour images

Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that uses computer vision to analyze tissue samples from cancer patients.

Progress in capture of biosignals for EEG

New electrode technology and AI analytics solve challenges in neurological emergency, acute and intensive care medicine.

mhealth: App diagnoses sleep apnea

Computer science students designed an Android application, which helps to identify the signs of sleep apnea at home.

High-tech clothing: Wearable health

Thanks to a variety of smart technologies, high-tech clothing today is capable of analyzing body functions or actively optimizing the microclimate.

Gamifiction: FDA clears first game-based digital therapeutic

Akili announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for EndeavorRxTM (AKL-T01) as a prescription treatment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Bioprinting tissues directly within the body

Researchers take a step closer to 3D printing living tissues in patients as they develop a specially-formulated bio-ink designed for printing directly in the body.

Cloud vs.edge computing: rethinking healthcare infrastructure

Newer concepts like edge computing are regularly discussed alongside the cloud within the healthcare sector, often as if they are each exclusive approaches to infrastructure. However, using one does not eradicate the ability to utilise the other.

The concept of creating a 'brain-on-a-chip'

Scientists have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in compact biosensors and neuroprostheses.

Nanotechnology provides rapid visual detection of COVID-19

Scientists have developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can visually detect the presence of the virus in 10 minutes.

AI used to identify different types of brain injuries

Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can detect and identify different types of brain injuries.

Device could support multiple COVID-19 patients from one ventilator

3D printing fuels efforts to rapidly increase ventilator capacity while providing each patient on vent support with individually tailored gas pressures and pressure monitoring.

'CovIdentify' pits smartphones and wearables against coronavirus

A research study seeks volunteers to provide data from smartphones, smartwatches and health surveys to help detect COVID-19.

3D printed implants for treatment of bone defects

BellaSeno GmbH will design and manufacture personalized, 3D-printed, absorbable implants suitable for the treatment of diabetes patients with bone defects.

Printable rubber-like material could replace human tissue

Researchers have created a material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures.

An universal carrier ink for 3D printing

Researchers have produced a gel from cellulose fibres and biodegradable nanoparticles that liquifies when pressed through the nozzle of a 3D printer, but then quickly returns to its original shape.

Imaging technique to study 3D printed brain tumors

Researchers demonstrated a methodology that combines the bioprinting and imaging of glioblastoma cells in a way that more closely models what happens inside the human body.

An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic

Researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand.

A new mechanical controller design for robot-assisted surgery

Scientists have designed a new type of controller for the robotic arm used in robotic surgery.

Superior bio-ink for 3D printing pioneered

Engineers have developed a “bio-ink” for 3D printed materials that could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues to repair or replace damaged ones in the body.

Smart patch automatically delivers insulin

Researchers have developed a smart insulin-delivery patch that could one day monitor and manage glucose levels in people with diabetes and deliver the necessary insulin dosage.

Biosensors detect for tumors and dengue fever

Researchers have developed a tumor biosensing chip that can help determine the optimum dosage of chemotherapy required for a cancer patient.

AI & MRI look into the genome of brain tumors

Researcher have developed a computer method that uses MRI and machine learning to rapidly forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors,

Robotic device assists those with spinal cord injury

Engineers have developed a robotic device that can be used to assist and train people with SCIs to sit more stably by improving their trunk control.

AI identifies features associated with cancer recurrence

An AI has successfully found features in pathology images from human cancer patients, without annotation, that could be understood by human doctors.

Deep learning boosts MRI detection of ADHD

Deep learning can boost the power of MRI in predicting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Artificial neurons developed to cure chronic diseases

For the first time researchers successfully reproduced the electrical properties of biological neurons onto semiconductor chips.

AI can detect language problems tied to liver failure

Researchers have shown that AI can evaluate written messages by patients with severely diseased livers to detect language abnormalities associated with liver disease.

Wearables predict frailty, disability and death

Researchers analyzed patterns of movement among elderly study participants and found that irregular, spontaneous fluctuations could predict a person's risk of frailty, disability and death years later.

Activity trackers provide key predictors of mortality

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine show that wearable activity trackers are a reliable tool for predicting death risk in older adults.

Facial recognition software IDs individuals from MRI scans

Though identifying data typically are removed from medical image files before they are shared for research, a study finds that this may not be enough to protect patient privacy.

Personalised VR could help improve mental health

New tool LifePathVR will enable new forms of self-reflection on our journey through life and contribute to our mental health and well-being.

VR models help yield better surgical outcomes

Researchers found that using 3D models to prepare for kidney tumor surgeries resulted in substantial improvements, including shorter operating times.

Microneedle biosensors detect patient antibiotic levels

Scientists have successfully used microneedle biosensors to accurately detect changes in antibiotic levels in the body, for the first time.

The 5G 4K tele-examination of an eye

A trial tele-ophthalmology system has paved the way for one of the world’s first tele-examinations of an eye streamed live using a 5G smartphone.

Implants enable man to control prosthetics with ‘thoughts’

Researchers have implanted electrodes in brain of a person who is mostly paralyzed to enable him to have some “mind control” of motorized prosthetic arms.

Sensors help predict outbursts in autistic kids

Sweating for science: researcher uses sweat monitors to predict behavioral issues in adolescents severely affected with autism.

Bioelectronic implant could prevent opioid deaths

Researchers are developing a device that can sense the effects of a potentially fatal level of ingested opioids and deliver a life-saving dose of naloxone.

Wearables, gamification improve exercise results

While using a wearable device alone may not always be enough to motivate more exercise, adding fun and competition can be the catalyst needed to drive real results.

Teaching an organ-on-a-chip to see

Organ-on-a-chip technology has the potential to revolutionize drug development. Researchers have succeeded in putting various types of tissue onto chips.

Blockchain may improve the medications of the future

Using blockchain, researchers have developed a prototype of an app that may potentially prescribe the optimal dose of medicine for the individual patient, as well as prevent counterfeit products.

A wearable device for brain monitoring

Researchers have created a wearable technology that monitors brain activity and sends back data without benching a player or asking a trucker to pull over.

Robotic cane shown to improve stability in walking

Robotic device acts as a cane-like mobile assistant to provide light-touch to help the elderly and others with impaired mobility.

Using pancreas-on-a-chip for studying diabetes

Pancreas-on-a-chip allowes scientists to identify the possible cause of a frequent and deadly complication of cystic fibrosis called CF-Related Diabetes, or CFRD.

Digital twin for personalized therapies

Virtual doppelgangers could one day revolutionize medicine: Researchers are developing a digital twin, which should facilitate the development of personalized therapies.

Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis

A machine learning method discovered a clue in people’s language predictive of the emergence of psychosis — the frequent use of words associated with sound.

Machine learning: superior results for low-dose CT

Machine learning has the potential to vastly advance medical imaging, particularly CT scanning, by reducing radiation exposure and improving image quality.

Tuberculosis: Drones support remote village medical treatment

An international team of health-care investigators is piloting a new medical-delivery system that uses a "surgical strike" approach to solve pandemic problems.

3D printed artificial corneas similar to human ones

Researchers have 3D printed an artificial cornea using the bioink which is made of decellularized corneal stroma and stem cells.

Big data can be used for personal health

Years-long tracking of individuals’ biology helped define what it meant for them to be healthy and showed how changes from the norm could signal disease.

AI optimizes embryo selection for IVF

An AI approach can identify with high accuracy whether a 5-day-old, in vitro fertilized human embryo has a high potential to progress to a successful pregnancy.

Electronic sensors improve 3D printed prosthetics

Researchers have made inroads in integrating electronic sensors with personalized 3D printed prosthetics — a development that could one day lead to more affordable electric-powered prosthetics.

Smart wristband alerts about dangerous health conditions

Researchers are developing a smart wrist-worn device for monitoring of atrial fibrillation – a condition, which if left untreated can lead to serious health complications and even death.

Fantastic Voyage: Nano-bot can probe inside human cells

Researchers have built a set of magnetic ‘tweezers’ that can position a nano-scale bead inside a human cell in three dimensions with unprecedented precision.

Your body is your internet – and now it can’t be hacked

Researchers have built a device that could protect your pacemaker, other medical tech from remote hacks before they happen.

Mobile bedside bioprinter heals wounds

Scientists have created a mobile skin bioprinting system that allows bi-layered skin to be printed directly into a wound.

Arthritis: AI eliminates unnecessary treatments for children

A machine learning algorithm was able to sort children with arthritis into distinct categories based on their patterns of inflamed joints in the body in a way that was also predictive of disease outcome.

Are humans too slow for digitalisation?

Today, drones are happily regarded as the pinnacle of digitalisation in healthcare. However, for Dr Dominik Pförringer, “Drones are not even in the top 100 of my wish list for digital solutions."

AI predicts survival of ovarian cancer patients

Researchers have created new machine learning software that can forecast the survival rates and response to treatments of patients with ovarian cancer.

Diabetes: Capsule can deliver insulin

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

Beware of medical ‘shadow’ records, ‘black box’ tools

A team of experts led by two University of Michigan researchers calls for attention to this shadow record.

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.

Fight recurring nightmares with VR

Researchers say virtual reality could have real long-term benefits for people, particularly children, gripped by scary dreams.

NGoggle: VR boosts glaucoma detection

Researchers launch study to compare wearable brain-based device called 'NGoggle' with conventional detection methods.

‘Second Chance’ app detects opioid overdose and its precursors

Researchers have developed an app that uses sonar to monitor someone's breathing rate and sense when an opioid overdose has occurred.

Swift Skin and Wound: App gives touchless measurements

The app "Swift Skin and Wound", which accurately measures and charts the progression of skin wounds, could potentially have a significant impact on clinical management and patient outcomes.

Predicting leaky heart valves with 3D printing

Researchers have created a novel 3D printing workflow that allows cardiologists to evaluate how different valve sizes will interact with each patient's unique anatomy, before the medical procedure is actually performed.

Tiny wearable device enables precision phototherapy

Smaller than an M&M and thinner than a credit card, device can optimize treatment of neonatal jaundice, skin diseases, seasonal affective disorder and reduce risk of sunburns and skin cancer.

From TechGiants to HealthTechGiants?

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft are all building technologies that have the potential to transform the delivery of care. Here are some examples of BigTech's road into healthcare.

Simple stickers may save lives of heart patients

Researchers have created wearable electronic devices that can monitor the health status of patients at home after heart surgery.

3D printing cells to produce human tissue

Engineers have developed a method to 3D print cells to produce human tissue such as ligaments and tendons, a process that will greatly improve a patient's recovery.

Anorexia nervosa: Body perception in virtual reality

Anorexia nervosa patients prefer underweight bodies, scientists find when they investigated body perception using virtual reality.

AI and IoMT spur healthcare industry growth

AI, Big Data, wearables and sensor technologies are driving the growth of smart hospitals and assisting with the home healthcare sector.

3D virtual simulations of irregular heartbeats

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have successfully performed 3D personalized virtual simulations of the heart.

Using VR to study the neuroscience of hearing

Cool tools for scientists: Researchers view cells for hearing in 3D using virtual reality

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.

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.

Self-taught AI system designs drugs from scratch

An artificial intelligence approach created at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can teach itself to design new drug molecules from scratch.

Google Glass helps kids with autism read facial emotions

Wearing a device that identifies other people’s facial expressions can help children with autism develop better social skills.

Smart insole could detect an infection

Researchers are working on a smart insole that flags changes in a patient’s gait, activity level and balance, as well as monitors for the localized increase in heat that can reveal a building infection before the human eye can spot it.

"Smart" prosthetic ankle can adapt to rough terrain

Prosthetics for arms and legs have evolved from the rudimentary wooden appendages of just a few decades ago.

AI improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in brain scans

Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in CT brain scans, more accurately than current methods.

Custom design improves the aesthetic of prosthetic for kids

The first U.S. clinical trial of 3D-printed prosthetics for children launched.

“Medical 3D printing is a game changer”

Interview with Andreas Giannopoulos, MD and PhD, a Deputy Attending Physician in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University Hospital Zurich.

Transformation of Health and Care in the Digital Single Market

European Commission put forward a set of measures to increase the availability of data in the EU, building on previous initiatives to boost the free flow of non-personal data in the Digital Single Market. A key factor is to ensure securing citizens' healthcare data while fostering European cooperation