Researchers engineer bacteria for targeted chemotherapy delivery
Traditional chemotherapy often poses significant challenges, including severe side effects, damage to healthy tissue and limited efficacy. Now, researchers at…
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AI-designed catheters could dramatically reduce urinary tract infections
AI-designed catheters could dramatically reduce urinary tract infection rates among hospital patients, without the need for chemicals or antibiotics. Around…
Virtual twin to improve care for type 2 diabetes patients
Karolinska University Hospital is participating in a major EU project on AI and precision medicine. A virtual twin will help…
New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicine
A new technique in building DNA structures at a microscopic level has the potential to advance drug delivery and disease…
New heart failure device could remotely monitor patients and prevent hospitalisation
A brand-new monitoring device for patients with heart failure may be able to detect signs of fluid overload, and could…
Lab-Grown Mini Organs to Speed Up Disease Treatments
Miniature, lab-created human organs to fast-track new disease treatments: Creating tiny, laboratory grown organs is one of the latest developments…
New super-pure silicon chip opens path to powerful quantum computers
New super-pure silicon chip opens path to powerful quantum computers: Researchers at the Universities of Melbourne and Manchester have invented…
Breakthrough paves the way for next generation of vision implants
A group of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, University of Freiburg and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience…
AI experts explore the ethical use of video technology to support patients at risk of falls
Video-enabled glasses have the potential to support Northumbria University patients at risk of falls by allowing medical staff to monitor…
Pollen is a promising sustainable tool in the bone regeneration process
A study has shown pollen grains can be used as green templates for producing biomaterials, showcasing their potential to support…