3D imaging to facilitate complex surgeries, especially brain surgery

According to a report in the New York Times, various medical centres in the US are testing a new device that transmits high-definition, three-dimensional...

Self-organizing Human Heart Organoids

Biologist Sasha Mendjan at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna and his team have used human pluripotent stem cells to grow sesame-seed-sized heart...
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A wireless LED device to kill cancer cells?

Researchers from the Waseda University, the National Defense Medical College, and the Japan Science and Technology Agency have developed a bioadhesive, wirelessly-powered light-emitting device...
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AI to debut in Diagnostic Imaging

AI is set to make an appearance in medical imaging by 2023, with hospitals and radiology specialists looking to invest almost $2 billion every...
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Fitbit launches news app to give users personalised digital healthcare options

Fitbit announced the launch of a connected health platform, Fitbit Care, for insurance plans, employers and health systems that will integrate coaching, virtual care...

The new technique provides pairs of genetically matched cells to study disease

Researchers led by Dr Knut Woltjen reported a new gene editing method that can modify a single DNA base in the human genome with...
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Improved biomedical microscopy to image deeper into tissue

Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy allows researchers to create 3D images of tissues and live animal embryos using fluorescent tags. As reported in the journal Optics Letters,...

Band-Aid like sensor can monitor heart health, recognize spoken words

Researchers have developed a tiny, Band-Aid like soft and wearable sensor that measures vibrations in the human body, allowing them to monitor heart health...

Portable microscope can improve diagnostic facilities in remote areas

In an effort to address problems faced by people in India’s remote areas in terms of access to health services and equipment, an alumnus...
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AIR, the new resuscitation device by Philips for infants

Royal Phillips along with Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) at Massachusetts General Hospital Global Health has developed the Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR). The add-on...