A new type of electrically driven artificial muscle fiber
April 9, 2026
Electrofluidic fibers mimic how natural muscle fibers bundle, and could enable compact, silent robotic and prosthetic systems.
Electrofluidic fibers mimic how natural muscle fibers bundle, and could enable compact, silent robotic and prosthetic systems.
PITTSBURGH, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — “As a patient care coordinator, I thought there could be a better way to lift, transfer, and move a patient,” said an inventor, from Winchester, Calif., “so I invented the IN HOME MANUAL HOIST. My design offers added assistance, and it could be used in place of patient lifts or hydraulic lifts that are bulky and expensive.”
SNIPE, a newly characterized biological defense system, directly protects bacteria by chopping up invading viral DNA.
Learn how testing different environmental conditions may unlock mammals’ potential to regrow limbs and what it means for wound healing now.
Modular Medical (Nasdaq:MODD) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation insulin patch pump.
CorTec’s BCI aims to differentiate itself by offering brain-based communication alongside therapeutic neurostimulation.
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 20 million deaths each year. Rapid diagnosis and risk assessment of cardiac injury are therefore essential for improving patient outcomes.
Scientists have found new genetic causes for diabetes in babies—in a part of the genome that has historically been overlooked in genetic studies.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that a specific long non-coding RNA activates oncogenic signaling pathways in prostate cancer cells and drives tumor progression, underscoring its potential as a therapeutic target, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications.
For the first time, scientists have used a modern cell therapy called CAR-T to treat a patient with three different life-threatening autoimmune diseases that had resisted years of treatment.