Biomedical technology

Using static electricity to enhance biomedical implant durability

Medical technology innovations achieved by integrating science and medicine have improved the quality of life for patients. Especially noteworthy is the emergence of electronic devices implanted in the body, such as in the ...

Health informatics

Medical AI tool gets human thumbs-up in first study

A new artificial intelligence computer program created by researchers at the University of Florida and NVIDIA can generate doctors' notes so well that two physicians couldn't tell the difference, according to an early study ...

Gastroenterology

Q&A: Blood tests as an alternative to colonoscopy

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It's also one of the most preventable cancers due to the availability of robust screening tools. Yet nearly 40% of Americans opt out of such ...

Genetics

New method reveals hidden genetic variations

Many hidden genetic variations can be detected with Chameleolyser, a new method developed in Nijmegen. The information is already yielding new patient diagnoses and may also lead to the discovery of as yet unknown disease ...

Health informatics

How doctors use social media to advance medicine

Ever wonder what your doctor is doing on social media? A new study, titled "#MedEd: Medical Education and Knowledge Translation on Social Media," published in JAMA led by John W. Ayers, Ph.D., from the Qualcomm Institute ...

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