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Donor lungs safely preserved up to 20 hours out-of-body prior to transplantation
A study on donor lungs preserved outside the body before transplantation demonstrated that the hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) technique is a safe and effective lung preservation method, even with total out-of-body ...
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Pediatrics
Experts report urgent need for pediatric heart support devices
At today's Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in Boston, Angela Lorts, MD, MBA, issued an urgent call for improved mechanical circulatory support ...
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Spinal fluid biomarker offers early and accurate Parkinson's disease diagnosis
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is usually diagnosed in its late stage on the basis of clinical symptoms, mainly motor disorders. By this point, however, the brain is already severely and irreparably ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Q&A: Scientist explains how she created 'invisible' stem cells
One continuing challenge is the need to suppress transplant patients' immune systems to prevent their bodies from rejecting the transplant. Genetic engineering to prevent rejection has long been viewed as the "holy grail" ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Injected protein-like polymer helps tissues heal after a heart attack
Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure.
Apr 25, 2025
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Recommendations on wearable sleep trackers aim to empower consumers and clinicians, and foster industry partnership
Millions worldwide who turn to wearable devices for sleep insights are set to benefit from recommendations on the use of wearable consumer health trackers (CHTs) for sleep measurement released by the World Sleep Society. ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Global survey highlights the challenges of VR-haptic technology in dental education
A recent global survey of 156 institutions reveals strong interest in VR-haptic technology for dental training, yet significant barriers impede widespread adoption. The study was led by the University of Eastern Finland and ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Recreating the respiratory tract in a dish: Modeling viral infections and testing treatments
A study by former Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama, currently a professor of the Institute of Science Tokyo, demonstrates the potential of human iPS cell-derived respiratory organoids as an effective model for studying ...
Apr 25, 2025
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Wearable device tracks individual cells in the bloodstream in real time
Researchers at MIT have developed a noninvasive medical monitoring device powerful enough to detect single cells within blood vessels, yet small enough to wear like a wristwatch. One important aspect of this wearable device ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Head-mounted microscope reveals high-resolution neurovascular dynamics in freely behaving mice
In a study published in Science Advances, a research team led by Prof. Liu Chengbo from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a 1.7-gram head-mounted microscope. ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Can technology transform health science? The promise of exposomics
Every breath we take, every meal we eat, and every environment we encounter leaves a molecular fingerprint in our bodies—a hidden record of our lifelong exposures. In this week's edition of the journal Science, leading ...
Apr 24, 2025
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FDA warning hits Minnesota-made infusion pumps for missing regulatory checks
Medical device maker ICU Medical changed the designs of infusion pumps made in Minnesota without properly clearing important regulatory checks after a recent recall, according to a Food and Drug Administration warning letter.
Apr 24, 2025
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3D bioprinting uses collagen to bring vascularized tissue one step closer
Using their novel Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) 3D bioprinting technique, which allows for the printing of soft living cells and tissues, Carnegie Mellon's Feinberg lab has built a first-of-its-kind ...
Apr 23, 2025
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A smart bandage clears a new hurdle by monitoring chronic wounds in human patients
Caltech professor of medical engineering Wei Gao and his colleagues are envisioning a smart bandage of the future—a "lab on skin" that could not only help patients and caregivers monitor the status of chronic wounds but ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Hyperbaric oxygen treatment helps cancer patients reclaim normal life after radiation side effects
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment provides long-term relief for patients suffering from late radiation-induced injuries after treatment of cancer in the lower abdominal area. Five years after hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the positive ...
Apr 23, 2025
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A new druggable cancer target: RNA-binding proteins on the cell surface
In 2021, research led by Ryan Flynn, MD, Ph.D., and his mentor, Nobel laureate Carolyn Bertozzi, Ph.D., opened a new chapter in biology, characterizing a new kind of player on the cell surface: glycoRNAs. Extending this discovery ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Augmented reality technology boosts vision in adults with amblyopia
In a study published in Advanced Science, researchers from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators at the Institutes of Brain Science and Fudan University, have developed an ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Scientists urge plastic limit for lateral flow tests
Lateral flow tests have transformed global health care by enabling rapid disease detection and improving access to medical diagnostics.
Apr 23, 2025
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Gamified sleep-tracking app improves sleep and reduces body mass index in some users
In recent years, mobile applications designed to monitor health-related behaviors have gained popularity, with several incorporating game-like features to boost user engagement and effectiveness. This study investigated the ...
Apr 23, 2025
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No needles needed: Wearable glucose monitors could reveal early diabetes warning signs missed by blood tests
The highs and lows of blood glucose aren't just an energy rollercoaster; they could be a key to detecting diabetes risk early and spare you a needle prick or two.
Apr 22, 2025
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Smart brain implants are helping people with Parkinson's and other disorders
Although the brain is our most complex organ, the ways to treat it have historically been rather simple. Typically, surgeons lesioned (damaged) a structure or a pathway in the hope that this would "correct the imbalance" ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Using the tools of AI to help people with mobility disorders
Many of the skills that humans consider intelligent involve conscious effort, including prediction, long-term planning, and abstract problem solving. Movement, by contrast, is something most people take for granted. It seems ...
Apr 22, 2025
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New blood test detects tumor-derived cell-free RNA with high sensitivity
Somewhere in the body of a patient, a small clump of cells, growing undetected, has begun to form a tumor. It has yet to cause pain or visible symptoms of illness. Several months from now, or perhaps years, those first signs ...
Programmable microglia target and clear toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease
A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to University of California, Irvine scientists. By engineering ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Merging autonomy with manual control for wheelchair users
Autonomous technologies promise passengers travel without concern—the ability to get from Point A to Point B without needing to be engaged in the process. Yet passengers still don't trust computers the way they trust human ...
Apr 21, 2025
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