Smartphone unlock can measure heart rate, potentially bringing health monitoring to billions worldwide

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressNew technology can passively track heart rate through facial videos captured during normal smartphone use. Credit: freestocks.org for pexels.Wearable devices like smar

Updated on: July 29,2026

Smartphone unlock can measure heart rate, potentially bringing health monitoring to billions worldwide

bySanjukta Mondal, Medical XpressNew technology can passively track heart rate through facial videos captured during normal smartphone use. Credit: freestocks.org for pexels.Wearable devices like smar

Updated on:July 29,2026

Ingestive behaviors: How people sip water and eat may be tracked by wearable sensors on the wrist and jaw

by Neil Nachbar,University of Rhode IslandAdeleke Justin Akinkurolere uses sensors on his wrist and jaw to collect data while chewing on a snack. Credit: University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Rhode

Updated on: July 23,2026

Ingestive behaviors: How people sip water and eat may be tracked by wearable sensors on the wrist and jaw

by Neil Nachbar,University of Rhode IslandAdeleke Justin Akinkurolere uses sensors on his wrist and jaw to collect data while chewing on a snack. Credit: University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Rhode

Updated on:July 23,2026

Spatial mapping technique allows researchers to understand tumor architecture

byUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCancer Center at Illinois Associate Director for Education Zeynep Madak-Erdogan. Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Cancer Center at IllinoisTu

Updated on: May 26,2026

Spatial mapping technique allows researchers to understand tumor architecture

byUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCancer Center at Illinois Associate Director for Education Zeynep Madak-Erdogan. Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Cancer Center at IllinoisTu

Updated on:May 26,2026

Electronic paperwork increasing burnout risk among young doctors

by Dennis ThompsonAn overload of electronic paperwork is increasing the risk of burnout among young doctors, a new study says.Nearly one third of medical residents regularly spend hours upon hours aft

Updated on: May 07,2026

Electronic paperwork increasing burnout risk among young doctors

by Dennis ThompsonAn overload of electronic paperwork is increasing the risk of burnout among young doctors, a new study says.Nearly one third of medical residents regularly spend hours upon hours aft

Updated on:May 07,2026

Guidance for safer AI-enabled medical devices: Researchers highlight the importance of human factors

byDresden University of TechnologyCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsAI-enabled medical devices promise improved medical care and support for health care professionals. However, the safety and perform

Updated on: May 08,2026

Guidance for safer AI-enabled medical devices: Researchers highlight the importance of human factors

byDresden University of TechnologyCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsAI-enabled medical devices promise improved medical care and support for health care professionals. However, the safety and perform

Updated on:May 08,2026

Tiny brain probe reveals how deep-brain neurons can be measured and manipulated

byUniversity College LondonDesign of the prototype Neuropixels Opto probe. Credit:Nature Methods(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-026-03076-zA new breakthrough technology, co-developed by UCL scientists, th

Updated on: July 22,2026

Tiny brain probe reveals how deep-brain neurons can be measured and manipulated

byUniversity College LondonDesign of the prototype Neuropixels Opto probe. Credit:Nature Methods(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-026-03076-zA new breakthrough technology, co-developed by UCL scientists, th

Updated on:July 22,2026

AI tool simplifies and scales complete genome assembly, supporting advances in diagnostics and precision medicine

byAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeOverview of the HERRO method pipeline. Credit:Nature(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10563-yAn international research team led by the A*

Updated on: June 27,2026

AI tool simplifies and scales complete genome assembly, supporting advances in diagnostics and precision medicine

byAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeOverview of the HERRO method pipeline. Credit:Nature(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10563-yAn international research team led by the A*

Updated on:June 27,2026

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

by Mike StobbeA sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency's headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. Credit: Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, FileThe f

Updated on: April 07,2026

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

by Mike StobbeA sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency's headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. Credit: Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, FileThe f

Updated on:April 07,2026

New analysis shows rising attrition in every radiology subspecialty, 2014–2022

by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that attrition (i.e., exit) from the radiology workforc

Updated on: May 10,2026

New analysis shows rising attrition in every radiology subspecialty, 2014–2022

by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that attrition (i.e., exit) from the radiology workforc

Updated on:May 10,2026

Study uses AI to rank 10 factors tied to positive substance use recovery outcomes

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are using artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to better understand wh

Updated on: April 17,2026

Study uses AI to rank 10 factors tied to positive substance use recovery outcomes

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are using artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to better understand wh

Updated on:April 17,2026

A long-term and scalable system to record from neural organoids

byKing's College LondonThe microelectrode array with neural networks from different origins (cell line) over time: left to right shows progression from 6 days after plating to 37 days after platin

Updated on: May 05,2026

A long-term and scalable system to record from neural organoids

byKing's College LondonThe microelectrode array with neural networks from different origins (cell line) over time: left to right shows progression from 6 days after plating to 37 days after platin

Updated on:May 05,2026

Brain wiring model could shorten path to new medicines

byUniversity College LondonAn image of the model axons covered in oligodendrocytes, specialized cells of the brain that produce myelin. The model axons and oligodendrocytes are too small to be photogr

Updated on: May 21,2026

Brain wiring model could shorten path to new medicines

byUniversity College LondonAn image of the model axons covered in oligodendrocytes, specialized cells of the brain that produce myelin. The model axons and oligodendrocytes are too small to be photogr

Updated on:May 21,2026