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Monitoring bone healing without X-ray radiation: A new approach lights the way

A medical research team at Saarland University, led by Professor Bergita Ganse, has discovered a new approach to monitoring bone fracture healing by measuring blood supply to the tissue at the fracture site and the level of oxygen in the blood. Bone regeneration can be monitored quickly and easily using near-infrared light rather than harmful shorter wavelength radiation.

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First Commercial Implants of WiSE System for CRT patients

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a major milestone for heart failure treatment, the first commercial patients in the U.S. have been successfully implanted with the FDA-approved WiSE® System—marking the beginning of a new chapter in leadless left ventricular endocardial pacing (LVEP) for the treatment of heart failure.

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Rapid AI-assisted test developed for viral infection screening

In a study published in PNAS Nexus, Noriyasu Hashida and colleagues designed a test that confirms the presence of live virus by pushing particles through a nanopore, one at a time, and measuring their electrical conductivity, which varies with size and surface charge as well as the unique molecular structure of the virus.

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