In this second installment of Intel’s Jam Session, a panel of experts discuss the current trends, burgeoning innovations, and future trajectory of digital solutions for clinical practice and…
A tool currently in development helps brain surgeons detect blood vessels and avoid bleeding. A fiber-optic camera housed within a biopsy needle alerts surgeons to the presence of…
Plastic is piling up in places all over the world, and that’s creating serious problems for people and the planet. But researchers are developing plastic alternatives made from…
The painstaking work of students at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) could one day cure malaria. UCSD students help global treatment efforts by prepping large numbers…
A new technique makes cancerous tumors glow, which in turn makes it easier to fully remove them during surgery. Employing nanotechnology designed to administer small-molecule drugs, physician researchers…
Certain biomarkers can help detect malignant changes in plasma cells before they develop into multiple myeloma. Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute examined two early precursors of the blood…
A new medical scanner captures images of the entire body in a single scan. According to its developers, the Explorer device can shed light on the interactions between…
Scientists have developed a promising new compound that could help treat PKAN, a rare neurodegenerative disorder for which there is currently no treatment.
Specially trained dogs detected malaria by smelling the socks of sick patients—something researchers hope could eventually help control the spread of the disease.
As bodies age, skin loses its elasticity and becomes wrinkled. According to a new study, the loss over time of a protein called HAPLN1 contributes to that process—and…
A new electronic implant can dissolve harmlessly in the body after working to repair damaged nerves. Working in the fledgling field of bioelectronic medicine, researchers at Northwestern University…