Category: Healthcare & Life Sciences

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Nanobots in 2018: Three recent advances shaping the future of research

– The field of nanotechnologies, which studies phenomena at the nanometer scale, 1 to 100 nanometers,...
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Can emotion-detecting helmets increase productivity?

– Chinese companies are using helmets with electroencephalogram (EEG) sensors for their employees, raising both profits...
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Could a blood test diagnose a concussion?

– Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), commonly known as concussion, is the most prevalent form of...
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The latest in biomimicry and hydrogel innovations

– Biomimicry encompasses the study of nature and natural phenomena to understand their underlying mechanisms and...
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IV cocktail of vitamin C, thiamine & steroids as a potential new cure for sepsis

– The global sepsis infection rate is estimated at 15 to 19 million cases per year,...
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9 AI-based initiatives catalyzing immunotherapy in 2018

– Artificial intelligence (AI) has been dynamically changing the field of drug discovery in several areas,...
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Anxiety cells in brain identified

– With anxiety disorders on the rise, it’s become of greater interest to society to understand...
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Technologies curbing counterfeit threats in the healthcare industry

– The market for counterfeit drugs is worth US $200 billion, making it the largest segment...
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The place of AI in radiology today

– The arrival of AI in the field of medicine is announced as a revolution, an...
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Kirigami adhesives: from medical bandages to wearable electronics

– Researchers at MIT have developed a kirigami-inspired adhesive film designed to stick to highly deformable...
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Are scientists closer to unraveling the code of aging?

– Who doesn’t want to defy age and live longer? Increased longevity has been the focal...
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Unlocking the applications of metabolomics in clinical research

– Our previous article discussed metabolomics as an approach for detecting and quantifying metabolites from biological...
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Could a robot replace your doctor in the near future?

– The contribution of modern robotics in healthcare is undisputed. Over the past decade, robots have...
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Metabolomics: A potential tool for more personalized medicine

– The past decade has seen remarkable advances in the fields of early disease detection and...
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How pharma and medtech collaborations fuel progress

– Collaboration between medical device and pharmaceutical companies is one of the top five trends influencing...
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How AI is changing the future of how we handle the flu

– On February 28th, 2018 the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released a...
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The doctor’s office of the future: AI, big data and no wait times!

– A Silicon Valley startup launched by ex-Google and Uber employees aims to combine annual health...
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The opioid crisis: What’s driving it and how to beat it

– Nearly 2 million people in the United States are addicted to prescription opioids. Addressing the...
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Will this be the next generation of antimicrobials?

– Antabio, a French biopharmaceutical company, is developing novel technologies to combat antibiotic resistance and address...
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CancerSEEK: A single blood test for early detection of eight cancer types

– CancerSEEK is a revolutionary blood test that could detect eight common cancers at relatively early...

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