Medical Tech

Parkinson’s treatment closer as problematic protein imaged for first time

Scientists have finally pinned down a protein that’s largely responsible for Parkinson’s disease. Known as PINK1, the protein has been linked to the disease...

Army researchers want AI to help soldiers deliver anesthetics in battle

A tool that uses artificial intelligence to pinpoint the delivery of pain management drugs to an injury site is being developed by Army researchers....

New antibodies show potential to defeat all SARS-CoV-2 variants

The virus that causes COVID-19 has been very good at mutating to keep infecting people -- so good that most antibody treatments developed during...

An aerosol test for airborne bird flu

Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate...

Stem cell therapy trial reverses “irreversible” damage to cornea

Eye injuries that damage the cornea are usually irreversible and cause blindness. But a new clinical trial has repaired this damage in patients thanks...

Type 2 diabetes: New plant-based pill shows promise in human trials

A clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a new, plant-based oral drug to treat type 2 diabetes has produced some promising results. The...

Pair of common viruses may trigger Alzheimer’s disease

A fascinating collaborative study in 2022, between researchers at the University of Oxford and Tufts University, suggested two common viruses could be working in...

PAC-MANN diagnoses early-stage pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy

Scientists at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) have developed a new blood test for pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly forms of...

Type 1 diabetes reversed by new cell transplantation technique

Transplanting insulin-producing cells along with engineered blood-vessel-forming cells has successfully reversed type 1 diabetes, according to a new preclinical study. With further testing, the...

Bird flu breakthrough is good news for humans

Human protection against bird flu may be easier than scientists previously thought, thanks to new findings about the core genetic makeup of the virus...

Common sweetener in sugar-free drinks linked to serious heart problems

Aspartame has long been marketed as a guilt-free alternative to sugar in popular food products, ranging from zero-calorie Diet Coke to sugar-free Jell-O. It’s...

Wound dressing uses tiny flowers to go big on killing bacteria

While we’ve seen antibacterial wound dressings before, Italian scientists have taken the idea to new extremes. They’ve created a material that kills multiple types...

Existing cardiac drug helps keep cancer from spreading

One of cancer’s deadliest tricks is its ability to spread to other organs. An existing cardiac drug has now been found to reduce the...

Alzheimer’s biomarkers now visible up to a decade ahead of symptoms

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein in the brain and...

H5N1 testing in cow veterinarians suggests bird flu is spreading silently

Three veterinarians who work with cows have tested positive for prior infections of H5 bird flu, according to a study released today by the...

US approves “milestone” Parkinson’s treatment for 2025 release

Americans will soon have access to an infusion device that provides round-the-clock effective relief of Parkinson’s disease. The US FDA this week approved the...