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.
Many patients use their inhalers and insulin pens wrong. Researchers have developed a system to reduce those numbers for some types of medications.
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.
Deep learning-based system enables dermatologist-level identification of suspicious skin lesions from smartphone photos, allowing better screening.
Researchers have developed a VR app to reduce fear of heights. Now, they have conducted a clinical trial to study its efficacy.
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.
A dual-organ system enables the measurement of cardiac toxicity arising from breast cancer chemotherapy.
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 has shown early success in improving survival and outcomes in traffic accident victims transported by ambulance and in predicting survival after liver transplantation.
Researchers explain how computer scientists and clinicians are trying to reduce fatal medical errors by building “ambient intelligence” into the spaces where patients reside.
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.
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).
Researchers develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity to prosthesis for the blind.
Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study has found they could benefit surgical skills training.
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.
Researchers have fabricated 3D scaffold implants containing antibiotics at high temperatures. These scaffolds support bone regeneration and manage the bone infections.
According to researchers at Indiana University, digital twins could lead to more proactive and personalized medicine.
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.
Researchers have developed system for smart speakers to monitor both regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact.
A study finds patients are receptive to interacting with robots designed to evaluate symptoms in a contact-free way.
The Covid-19 pandemic highlights how remote healthcare robots currently being developed could be beneficial in the future.
Dr Jan Stallkamp, Professor for Automation in Healthcare and Biotechnology, has a vision: robots that can treat patients more efficiently and more precisely than any human physician.
Researchers are developing an oxygen-sensing patch printed on a flexible, disposable bandage that could enable remote monitoring for the early detection of illnesses.
Researchers have constructed a 3D vision-guided artificial skin that enables tactile sensing with high performance, opening doors to innumerable applications in medicine.
Researchers have successfully designed and tested a system for rapid testing of large numbers of potential immunotherapy drugs.
Scientists have created a new way to detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus, as well as antibodies against it.
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.
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.
Recent breakthrough developments in technologies for real-time genome sequencing, analysis, and diagnosis are poised to deliver a new standard of personalized care.
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.
Revealing details of the internal structure of 'mini-brains' could help accelerate drug studies and may offer alternatives to some animal testing.
Digital tracking of people with mental health conditions has the power to transform medical diagnostics and treatment, but its claims need careful scrutiny.
Researchers have developed a color-sensitive, inkjet-printed, pixelated artificial retina model.
A smart ring that generates continuous temperature data may foreshadow COVID-19, even in cases when infection is not suspected.
A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time.
The supplier sector will showcase its expertise and innovative high-tech solutions for the medical technology industry.
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.
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.
Researchers have found that people who are asymptomatic for Covid-19 may differ from healthy individuals in the way that they cough.
Researchers have developed a new tool that adapts machine learning algorithms to the needs of synthetic biology to guide development systematically.
Researchers have applied these artificial intelligence techniques to autism diagnosis.
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.
A study showed that patients receiving messages from a chatbot used fewer opioids after fracture surgery, and their overall pain level fell, too.
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.
This is the first known time that AI has used causation instead of correlations to support doctors with diagnosis in simulated cases.
Researchers have combined machine learning, 3D printing and high performance computing simulations to accurately model blood flow in the aorta.
Artificial intelligence can increase the effectiveness of drug repositioning or repurposing research.
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that uses computer vision to analyze tissue samples from cancer patients.
New electrode technology and AI analytics solve challenges in neurological emergency, acute and intensive care medicine.
Computer science students designed an Android application, which helps to identify the signs of sleep apnea at home.
Thanks to a variety of smart technologies, high-tech clothing today is capable of analyzing body functions or actively optimizing the microclimate.
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.
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.
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.
Scientists have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in compact biosensors and neuroprostheses.
Scientists have developed an experimental diagnostic test for COVID-19 that can visually detect the presence of the virus in 10 minutes.
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can detect and identify different types of brain injuries.
3D printing fuels efforts to rapidly increase ventilator capacity while providing each patient on vent support with individually tailored gas pressures and pressure monitoring.
A research study seeks volunteers to provide data from smartphones, smartwatches and health surveys to help detect COVID-19.
BellaSeno GmbH will design and manufacture personalized, 3D-printed, absorbable implants suitable for the treatment of diabetes patients with bone defects.
Researchers have created a material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures.
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.
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.
Researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand.
Scientists have designed a new type of controller for the robotic arm used in robotic surgery.
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.
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.
Researchers have developed a tumor biosensing chip that can help determine the optimum dosage of chemotherapy required for a cancer patient.
Researcher have developed a computer method that uses MRI and machine learning to rapidly forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors,
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.
An AI has successfully found features in pathology images from human cancer patients, without annotation, that could be understood by human doctors.
Deep learning can boost the power of MRI in predicting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
For the first time researchers successfully reproduced the electrical properties of biological neurons onto semiconductor chips.
Researchers have shown that AI can evaluate written messages by patients with severely diseased livers to detect language abnormalities associated with liver disease.
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.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine show that wearable activity trackers are a reliable tool for predicting death risk in older adults.
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.
New tool LifePathVR will enable new forms of self-reflection on our journey through life and contribute to our mental health and well-being.
Researchers found that using 3D models to prepare for kidney tumor surgeries resulted in substantial improvements, including shorter operating times.
Scientists have successfully used microneedle biosensors to accurately detect changes in antibiotic levels in the body, for the first time.
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.
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.
Sweating for science: researcher uses sweat monitors to predict behavioral issues in adolescents severely affected with autism.
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.
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.
Organ-on-a-chip technology has the potential to revolutionize drug development. Researchers have succeeded in putting various types of tissue onto chips.
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.
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 device acts as a cane-like mobile assistant to provide light-touch to help the elderly and others with impaired mobility.
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.
Virtual doppelgangers could one day revolutionize medicine: Researchers are developing a digital twin, which should facilitate the development of personalized therapies.
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 has the potential to vastly advance medical imaging, particularly CT scanning, by reducing radiation exposure and improving image quality.
An international team of health-care investigators is piloting a new medical-delivery system that uses a "surgical strike" approach to solve pandemic problems.
Researchers have 3D printed an artificial cornea using the bioink which is made of decellularized corneal stroma and stem cells.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers have built a device that could protect your pacemaker, other medical tech from remote hacks before they happen.
Scientists have created a mobile skin bioprinting system that allows bi-layered skin to be printed directly into a wound.
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.
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."
Researchers have created new machine learning software that can forecast the survival rates and response to treatments of patients with ovarian cancer.
Researcher have developed a drug capsule that releases insulin in the stomach could replace injections for patients with diabetes.
A team of experts led by two University of Michigan researchers calls for attention to this shadow record.
Our health system today can no longer be sustained in its existing form. It has become too expensive and too ineffective.
Researchers say virtual reality could have real long-term benefits for people, particularly children, gripped by scary dreams.
Researchers launch study to compare wearable brain-based device called 'NGoggle' with conventional detection methods.
Researchers have developed an app that uses sonar to monitor someone's breathing rate and sense when an opioid overdose has occurred.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers have created wearable electronic devices that can monitor the health status of patients at home after heart surgery.
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 patients prefer underweight bodies, scientists find when they investigated body perception using virtual reality.
AI, Big Data, wearables and sensor technologies are driving the growth of smart hospitals and assisting with the home healthcare sector.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have successfully performed 3D personalized virtual simulations of the heart.
Cool tools for scientists: Researchers view cells for hearing in 3D using virtual reality
“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.
Researchers employ novel machine learning techniques that determines the fewest, smallest doses of toxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy that could still shrink glioblastomas.
An artificial intelligence approach created at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can teach itself to design new drug molecules from scratch.
Wearing a device that identifies other people’s facial expressions can help children with autism develop better social skills.
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.
Prosthetics for arms and legs have evolved from the rudimentary wooden appendages of just a few decades ago.
A new robotic system developed can help diagnose neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia and Parkinson, through the analysis of eye movements.
Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in CT brain scans, more accurately than current methods.
The first U.S. clinical trial of 3D-printed prosthetics for children launched.
Interview with Andreas Giannopoulos, MD and PhD, a Deputy Attending Physician in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University Hospital Zurich.
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
We are on the brink of the third wave of digitalization in healthcare which will make the medicine more precise.
Researchers have developed a wearable, non-invasive system to monitor electrical activity in the stomach — essentially an electrocardiogram but for the gastro-intestinal tract.
A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson’s disease.
How University of Alberta health scientists are helping fulfil the promise of big data to revolutionize everything from prevention to diagnosis to treatment.
To teach medical students, scientists have created avatars that feature typical symptoms of different mental disorders as well as psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment situations.
