MedTech News
.................... by Andrew Celentano
Spider-inspired magnetic soft robots could perform minimally invasive gastrointestinal tract procedures
A team of researchers at the University of Macau in China recently developed new soft magnetic robots that can climb inverted surfaces and move in complex environments, which could allow them to deliver drugs to specific locations in the GI tract.
Researchers uncover a key protein and a promising strategy to prevent bone damage from steroids
A new study from UC Davis Health researchers reveals a promising new way to treat various bone loss conditions, including age-related osteoporosis.
FDA clears Amber Implants’ vertebral augmentation system
The company is working to obtain CE marking of the system in the European Union.
OrganOx gets FDA green light for liver perfusion during air transport
OrganOx announced today that it received FDA approval for the use of its normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) device during air transport.
3D bioprinted mini placentas could transform pregnancy research
By 3D bioprinting miniature placentas, scientists have provided a new way to study complications in pregnancy, with the research led by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
AI can predict complications from surgery better than doctors
A new artificial intelligence model found previously undetected signals in routine heart tests that strongly predict which patients will suffer potentially deadly complications after surgery. The model significantly outperformed risk scores currently relied upon by doctors.
Hot flashes can be reliably predicted by an AI-driven algorithm, study shows
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers and scientists at Embr Labs, a Boston-based start-up, have developed an AI-driven algorithm that can accurately predict nearly 70% of hot flashes before they’re perceived.
New way of detecting tumor DNA in urine can identify bladder cancer
Researchers from the University of Birmingham’s Bladder Cancer Research Center have used a new method to detect chemical changes in the DNA in an individual’s urine sample; epigenetic changes, called methylation.