Professor Minah Suh of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, in collaboration with the biotechnology company IMNEWRUN and Professor Ho-Keun Kwon’s team at Yonsei University College of Medicine, has identified a mechanism by which modulating an immune protein in the brain can restore a disrupted brain immune environment and reduce abnormally elevated neuronal activity in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Using materials safe for human consumption, MIT researchers have created tiny batteries that could be used to power ingestible electronic devices. Such batteries could make the devices safer for patients and minimize the environmental impact of the batteries after they are excreted.

Scientists at the University of Galway have taken part in a first-in-human study of stroke patients using a thin wire fitted with sensors to assess and map their clots.

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the country, led the development of a new investigational blood test that could detect pancreatic cancer at its earliest stages, when the disease is more treatable and potentially curable.