Researchers aim to streamline brain surgery with a new soft robotic system

by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringAir pressure within the two channels of the robotic catheter tip determines whether it deflects left or right. Credit: Noah Barnes, PhD St

Neurology January 05,2024

Researchers aim to streamline brain surgery with a new soft robotic system

by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringAir pressure within the two channels of the robotic catheter tip determines whether it deflects left or right. Credit: Noah Barnes, PhD St

Neurology January 05,2024

Scientists incorporate electrodes with beneficial features into customizable organ-on-a chip device

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has developed a novel organ-on-a-chip device for measuring electrical resistance across endotheli

Technology & AI January 05,2024

Scientists incorporate electrodes with beneficial features into customizable organ-on-a chip device

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has developed a novel organ-on-a-chip device for measuring electrical resistance across endotheli

Technology & AI January 05,2024

New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Julie Leonard-Duke et al. / University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUsing a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue i

Pulmonology January 05,2024

New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Julie Leonard-Duke et al. / University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUsing a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue i

Pulmonology January 05,2024

Special probes improve ultrasound imaging in obese patients

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityEdited image from the publication: scan of the liver of an obese patient. The image quality of the standard ultrasound probe (left) is significantly poorer than t

Medical imageology January 05,2024

Special probes improve ultrasound imaging in obese patients

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityEdited image from the publication: scan of the liver of an obese patient. The image quality of the standard ultrasound probe (left) is significantly poorer than t

Medical imageology January 05,2024

AI software shows significant improvement in skin cancer detection, new study shows

by European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSkin cancer detection using artificial intelligence (AI) software has rapidly improved, new research has shown, with

Dermatology January 05,2024

AI software shows significant improvement in skin cancer detection, new study shows

by European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSkin cancer detection using artificial intelligence (AI) software has rapidly improved, new research has shown, with

Dermatology January 05,2024

Printing pills with a 3D printer

byFriedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–NurnbergSebastian-Paul Kopp, who is a doctoral candidate at FAU and the blz, is responsible for the project for 3D printing of medication. Credit: Max G

Breakthroughs January 05,2024

Printing pills with a 3D printer

byFriedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–NurnbergSebastian-Paul Kopp, who is a doctoral candidate at FAU and the blz, is responsible for the project for 3D printing of medication. Credit: Max G

Breakthroughs January 05,2024

Point-of-care ultrasonography offers clear benefits, multiple applications in critical care

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in ultrasonography technology have led to increased usage at the point-of-care, with handheld dev

Medical imageology January 05,2024

Point-of-care ultrasonography offers clear benefits, multiple applications in critical care

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent advances in ultrasonography technology have led to increased usage at the point-of-care, with handheld dev

Medical imageology January 05,2024

Bracelet tracks bipolar mood swings: Changing electrical signals in skin linked to manic or depressed moods

byEuropean College of NeuropsychopharmacologyResearcher wearing the Empatica E4 bracelet. Credit: Diego Hidalgo-MazzeiResearchers have announced preliminary results of using wearable technology

Psychiatry & Mental Health January 05,2024

Bracelet tracks bipolar mood swings: Changing electrical signals in skin linked to manic or depressed moods

byEuropean College of NeuropsychopharmacologyResearcher wearing the Empatica E4 bracelet. Credit: Diego Hidalgo-MazzeiResearchers have announced preliminary results of using wearable technology

Psychiatry & Mental Health January 05,2024

Keeping a human in the loop: Managing the ethics of AI in medicine

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence (AI)—of ChatGPT fame—is increasingly used in medicine to improve diagnosis and treatment of disea

World medicine January 05,2024

Keeping a human in the loop: Managing the ethics of AI in medicine

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence (AI)—of ChatGPT fame—is increasingly used in medicine to improve diagnosis and treatment of disea

World medicine January 05,2024

Smartphones could be used to monitor liver disease patients at home

byUniversity College LondonAssessment of bilirubin levels in patients with cirrhosis via forehead, sclera and lower eyelid smartphone images. Credit:PLOS Digital Health(2023). DOI: 1

Hepatobiliary&Pancreas Surgery January 05,2024

Smartphones could be used to monitor liver disease patients at home

byUniversity College LondonAssessment of bilirubin levels in patients with cirrhosis via forehead, sclera and lower eyelid smartphone images. Credit:PLOS Digital Health(2023). DOI: 1

Hepatobiliary&Pancreas Surgery January 05,2024