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Biomedical technology

New study shows 'dancing molecules' can regenerate cartilage in 3 days

In November 2021, Northwestern University researchers introduced an injectable new therapy, which harnessed fast-moving "dancing molecules," to repair tissues and reverse paralysis after severe spinal cord injuries.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Researchers move a step closer to developing at-home test to detect dementia

Tasmanian scientists are a step closer to developing a computer test that can detect dementia, decades before any memory symptoms emerge, recent research has found.

Cardiology

Artificial blood vessels could improve heart bypass outcomes

Strong, flexible, gel-like tubes—created using a novel 3D printing technology—could improve outcomes for heart bypass patients by replacing the human and synthetic veins currently used in surgery to re-route blood flow, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Mini lungs' research leads to multiple COVID-19 discoveries

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, University of California San Diego and their international collaborators have reported that more types of lung cells can be infected by SARS-CoV-2 than previously thought, including those ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Handheld device offers lab-quality diagnostic testing

Because of its high accuracy, laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is the gold standard for infectious disease diagnostics. However, PCR technology requires highly trained staff and costly equipment, hindering ...

Oncology & Cancer

Prostate cancer blood test equally effective across ethnic groups

The Stockholm3 blood test, developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is equally effective at detecting prostate cancer in different ethnic groups, a new paper published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports. ...

Health informatics

AI-assisted model improves diagnosis of solid lesions in pancreas

A joint artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted model integrating clinical information and endoscopic ultrasonographic (EUS) images improves diagnosis of solid lesions in the pancreas, according to a study published online ...

Medical economics

Robot caregivers: Redefining nursing for the 21st century

Imagine you're 90 years old, a grandmother of three and your husband is also elderly and ailing. You need help with almost everything: getting out of a chair, going to the bathroom, getting dressed, eating and remembering ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Researchers develop hydrogel implant to treat endometriosis

Hydrogels have a variety of use cases, including contact lenses, delivering doses of medication within the body, moisturizers, water storage in soil, cleaning polluted water and as gelling and thickening agents. A hydrogel ...

Neuroscience

New technique could help treat aggressive brain tumors

Tackling brain cancer is complicated, but recent research could help add another tool to the cancer-fighting arsenal. A team from Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech has published a paper in APL Bioengineering that explores a ...