
AI uncovers two distinct multiple sclerosis types
Artificial intelligence (AI), using a simple blood test combined with standard brain images has, for the first time, been able to identify two biologically distinct types of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Artificial intelligence (AI), using a simple blood test combined with standard brain images has, for the first time, been able to identify two biologically distinct types of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Researchers at the Halle branch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI have identified a substance that selectively blocks harmful pathogens such as Porphyromonas gingivalis without affecting other bacteria.

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT), a leading healthcare company, today unveiled Libre Assist,1 a groundbreaking feature within the Libre app5 designed to help the millions of people living with diabetes in the U.S. better understand how the foods they eat affect their glucose levels. 1,2 Unlike traditional food logging apps that only give feedback after a meal is logged, Libre Assist1 helps people make informed mealtime decisions before they eat. Abbott is launching the new technology during CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

Two pioneering, clinically-led digital app solutions have won the Ripple Women’s Digital Health Challenge – a global innovation programme, delivered by Cogniss in partnership with the Health Innovation Network (the Network) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today at CES 2026, Sumbu announced its Exo-S3 line of dual-vector exoskeletons designed for the general public: the Exo-S3, Exo-S3 Pro and Exo-S3 Ultra. The series is the world’s first commercially available dual-vector exoskeleton designed to support human movement across real-world terrain. This release establishes a new market for lightweight, AI-powered wearable mobility products.

Professor Jung Kyoon Choi’s research team from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, in collaboration with Neogen Logic Co., Ltd., developed the new AI model to predict neoantigens.

SEATTLE, Jan. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BrainSpace, a medical technology company building automated solutions for neuro injury, illness and degeneration, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for Intellidrop.

HAI Solutions, a leading innovator in ultraviolet (UVC) microbial reduction medical devices, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo classification for its QIKCAP System. This marks the first and only FDA-Granted Ultraviolet light-based microbial reduction device for luer-activated valves, establishing a new Class II medical device category.

Theracor is a sheet device derived from human umbilical cord extracellular matrix (ECM) intended to cover, protect, and provide a moist wound environment

A major new study has found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which applies magnetic energy to the brain, can be a cost-effective treatment option for the NHS in treating moderate and severe forms of depression that have not responded to other treatments.