MedTech News

Blood test could identify expectant mothers at risk of preterm delivery
A research team from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto has identified a way to determine which mothers are more likely to deliver a baby preterm, raising the possibility of developing a universal screening strategy.

New paper-based device boosts HIV test accuracy from dried blood samples
In parts of the world where traveling to a clinic for routine blood tests is a financial and logistical challenge, HIV patients increasingly have the option to collect and ship a drop of their blood in paper-based devices that absorb the sample and store it for analysis in far-away labs.

How a curious polymer could prevent blood clotting in medical implants
Zwitterions sound like a distant cousin of Twitter (X), but in fact they are a common macromolecule found in human cells. Scientists at the University of Sydney are also now using Zwitterions to create materials that could stop blood clots from forming in medical devices and implants.

Researchers describe new molecular mechanisms linked to insulin resistance
Insulin resistance precedes and predicts the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), a chronic disease that causes high morbidity and mortality worldwide. In affected people, insulin is unable to facilitate the uptake of glucose through tissues and organs, leading to an increase in blood glucose (chronic hyperglycemia). Since skeletal muscle is the tissue that uses the most glucose in response to insulin action, it is the most affected tissue by insulin resistance.

CathVision Receives CE Mark for ECGenius System, Advancing Cardiac Monitoring and Analytics Technology in Europe
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CathVision, a medical technology company developing advanced electrophysiology solutions, is proud to announce that it has received CE Mark for its breakthrough product, ECGenius System. This regulatory milestone allows CathVision to market and distribute ECGenius System across the European Economic Area (EEA), bringing state-of-the-art electrophysiology solutions to healthcare providers and patients.

MIT spinout maps the body’s metabolites to uncover the hidden drivers of disease
ReviveMed uses AI to gather large-scale data on metabolites — molecules like lipids, cholesterol, and sugar — to match patients with therapeutics.

Scientists develop new natural killer cell strategy to target HIV
Researchers at The Wistar Institute’s HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center have successfully identified a new approach using natural killer (NK) cells to target and kill the HIV-positive cells that allow the virus to persist. Wistar scientists have labeled this new approach “NuKES”: Natural Killer Enhancement Strategy.

Using CRISPR to remove extra chromosomes in Down syndrome
Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro proof-of-concept study.