Researchers at CIC nanoGUNE in San Sebastián, Spain have developed a fast method to produce magnetic microcatheters that can be steered and propelled inside the body. Using Joule heating applied to template wires, the team created tubular devices with controllable
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A new retina-on-a-chip platform is offering researchers a powerful tool to study retinal vein occlusion, one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Developed by a multidisciplinary team from POSTECH in Korea, the model mimics the complex vascular and neural
Researchers at Rice University have developed a soft, programmable metamaterial that can rapidly change its shape and size when activated remotely, offering a new foundation for safer and more versatile medical devices. This innovation could revolutionize how implantable and ingestible
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Artificial intelligence may not be a classic “gizmo,” but it’s become an undeniable, rapidly evolving force in healthcare. From streamlining clinical workflows to flagging anomalies in imaging, algorithms are working their way into nearly every corner of medicine. The jury’s
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A team of researchers from Pusan National University has unveiled a groundbreaking 3D-bioprinted model of brain blood vessels designed to mimic the pathological conditions of atherosclerosis and stroke. This innovation addresses a long-standing challenge in vascular research: how to replicate
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Artificial intelligence may not be a classic “gizmo,” but it’s become an undeniable, rapidly evolving force in healthcare. From streamlining clinical workflows to flagging anomalies in imaging, algorithms are working their way into nearly every corner of medicine. The jury’s
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At the University of California Santa Cruz, biomolecular engineer Andy Yeh has developed a luminescent biosensor that detects cortisol—the body’s primary stress hormone—with unprecedented sensitivity and dynamic range. Cortisol regulates blood pressure, metabolism, and immune response, and imbalances are linked
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Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine, Indiana University, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Oregon Health & Science University have developed a powerful new computational platform that simulates the behavior of living cells—offering a virtual testing ground for biological
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a precision drug delivery system that combines magnetic steering with light-triggered release, offering a new approach to targeted therapies—especially for cancer. The system uses lipid vesicles, which are microscopic containers similar
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A new wearable device developed by researchers at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology and Sun Yat-sen University in China could redefine how diabetes is monitored and treated. The system uses a microneedle-based patch to continuously track both glucose levels and
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