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Fat-trapping microbeads provide drug-free weight loss in rats
Weight-loss interventions, including gastric bypass surgery and drugs that prevent dietary fat absorption, can be invasive or have negative side effects. Now, researchers have developed edible microbeads made from green tea ...
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New drug formulation turns intravenous treatments into a quick injection
Patients with some cancers, autoimmune diseases, and metabolic disorders often endure time-consuming intravenous (IV) infusions to receive the best protein-based treatments available. Because these protein therapeutics require ...
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Wearable robot adapts to individual arm movement patterns for stroke and ALS patients
Having lived with an ALS diagnosis since 2018, Kate Nycz can tell you firsthand what it's like to slowly lose motor function for basic tasks. "My arm can get to maybe 90 degrees, but then it fatigues and falls," the 39-year-old ...
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Liquid crystal COVID-19 test could enable rapid, accurate at-home detection
How many times have you stared at a home COVID-19 test, waiting for the faint line that confirms an infection? Those home antigen tests often fail to detect a recent infection or one with no symptoms. A PCR test is more accurate, ...
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Dr. Robot will see you now? Medical robots expected to support doctors, not take over patient care
The robot doctor will see you now? Not for the foreseeable future, anyway.
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Breaking a sweat: Using chloride in sweat to help diagnose cystic fibrosis
Sweat does more than just cool down an overheating body. Measuring the chemical makeup of an individual's sweat—specifically the levels of chloride, a chemical component of salt—can serve as an early warning system to ...
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Companies may be misleading parents with 'outrageous' claims about banking baby teeth
Parents are spending thousands of pounds to bank stem cells from their children's milk teeth—but the recipient companies' claims about their future medical value are unproven and potentially misleading, reveals an investigation ...
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Artificial heart valve found to be safe following long-term test in animals
A research team led by Bristol and Cambridge universities has demonstrated that the polymer material used to make a new artificial heart valve is safe following a six-month test in sheep.
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Graphene technology matures brain organoids faster, may unlock neurodegenerative insights
Researchers from the University of California San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute have developed a novel method to stimulate and mature human brain organoids using graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon.
Aug 20, 2025
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Radio waves amp up smell without surgery or chemicals
Our sense of smell is more important than we often realize. It helps us enjoy food, detect danger like smoke or gas leaks, and even affects our memory and emotions. Many people—especially after COVID-19, aging, or brain ...
Aug 19, 2025
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Uniquely shaped microstent developed to combat glaucoma
A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have unveiled a pioneering "microstent" which could revolutionize treatment for glaucoma, a common but debilitating condition. The study has been published in The Innovation.
Aug 19, 2025
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3D-printed brain vessels replicate human blood flow patterns
Cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and stroke remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A common feature of these diseases is vascular stenosis, i.e., the narrowing of blood vessels, which disrupts ...
Aug 19, 2025
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Q&A: How organoids could make gene therapy trials safer by identifying hidden risks early on
Ryuji Morizane, MD, Ph.D., of the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the senior/corresponding author of a new paper published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, titled "AAV for gene therapy ...
Aug 19, 2025
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Wireless sweat patch could offer new way to monitor cystic fibrosis at home
A new wireless and wearable device developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists, in collaboration with Northwestern University spinout company, Epicore Biosystems, measures specific biomarkers in a person's sweat with similar ...
Aug 18, 2025
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Abdominal tourniquet device offers new hope for maternal survival from postpartum hemorrhage
A newly published clinical study reveals a potential breakthrough in the treatment of refractory postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the leading cause of maternal death worldwide.
Aug 18, 2025
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Self-powered patch monitors biomarkers without drawing blood
Researchers have developed a self-powered microneedle patch to monitor a range of health biomarkers without drawing blood or relying on batteries or external devices. In proof-of-concept testing with synthetic skin, the researchers ...
Aug 18, 2025
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Can a game stop vaccine misinformation? This one just might
Modern vaccines have saved over 150 million lives. Yet misinformation about them can still have deadly consequences. A gunman recently opened fire at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, wrongly ...
Aug 18, 2025
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A stroke stole her ability to speak—18 years later, scientists used AI to bring it back
Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke at age 30. As a participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, she finally heard her voice again.
Aug 17, 2025
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Stem cell discovery could be key to tough-to-fix fractures
When bones break and there is extreme tissue loss—such as after a car accident or a battlefield injury—current treatments don't often lead to effective healing. But certain stem cells from skeletal muscles can improve ...
Aug 15, 2025
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Bioengineered platform uses bacteria to sneak viruses into tumors
Researchers at Columbia Engineering have built a cancer therapy that makes bacteria and viruses work as a team. In a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the Synthetic Biological Systems Lab shows how their system ...
Aug 15, 2025
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How a virtual cervix can save lives
When I was landing at the Aspen airport a few weeks ago for a panel, the wing outside my window looked like it was going to fly off the plane. One of the reasons I knew it wouldn't is because the aerospace industry de-risks ...
Aug 15, 2025
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Brain-computer interface shows promise for decoding inner speech in real time
Scientists have pinpointed brain activity related to inner speech—the silent monolog in people's heads—and successfully decoded it on command with up to 74% accuracy.
Aug 14, 2025
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Breathing in 4D: Optical technique maps airway wall elasticity during bronchoscopy
Scientists have developed a faster method for measuring the elasticity of airway walls, a property that can reveal important information about respiratory health. The technique, reported in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, ...
Aug 14, 2025
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Ultrasensitive platform detects Alzheimer's biomarkers in body fluids with high precision
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a diagnostic platform that amplifies the unique optical signals of molecules by more than a hundred million times, enabling the precise detection ...
Aug 14, 2025
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Eye tracking reveals which smart prosthetics feel foreign to the body—independent of user feedback
Eye tracking has proved valuable for assessing whether the user of a prosthetic arm perceives the device as a part of their body or experiences additional cognitive load in manipulating the artificial limb. In the experiments, ...
Aug 14, 2025
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