Designing better, longer-lasting medicines
October 28, 2025
Adding amino acids to certain protein-based medications can improve stability and effectiveness. New MIT research demonstrates how it works.
Adding amino acids to certain protein-based medications can improve stability and effectiveness. New MIT research demonstrates how it works.
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH)+
announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its iodine-treated total hip replacement system.
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, and advisor to MedTech suppliers, highlights innovation in blood testing that could cut diagnosis delays and save lives.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report that an AI-powered lifestyle intervention app for prediabetes reduced the risk of diabetes similarly to traditional, human-led programs in adults.
A team of researchers led by Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University, have developed a magnetic robotic valve to provide minimally invasive intervention for gastroesophageal reflux disease and possibly other organ system disorders.
Pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of death in low- and middle-income countries, where access to advanced medical technologies is limited. According to the World Health Organization, acute lower respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia continue to place an immense burden on health systems in these regions.
EPFL researchers have invented a remarkably small and ultraflexible neurovascular microcatheter. Powered by blood flow, it can safely navigate the most intricately branched arteries in a matter of seconds.
Diane Chan, a former research scientist in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the study’s lead and co-corresponding author. Picower Professor Li-Huei Tsai, director of The Picower Institute and the Aging Brain Initiative at MIT, is the study’s senior and co-corresponding author.
Medtronic (NYSE: MDT)+
today announced the launch of its Stedi extra support guidewire for use with its Evolut TAVR platform.
Blood tests are among the most common tools in medicine. Scientists are working to make blood cell imaging faster and more intuitive so that doctors can make fast and accurate diagnostic decisions.