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Levita Magnetics wins FDA clearance for magnetic-assisted surgical robot
Mountain View, California-based Levita designed its MARS minimally invasive surgical platform for the high-volume abdominal surgery market. It combines magnets and machines to reduce the number of incisions, enabling complete control during laparoscopic procedures.
‘New’ ALS gene destabilizes neuron’s structure and chokes off its nucleus
How mutation in brain cell leads to ALS and offers path for drugs
GE HealthCare wins FDA clearance for wireless hospital vital sign monitor
The Portrait Mobile device is one of GE HealthCare’s “first major introductions in monitoring in recent years,” according to the company.
Arrays of quantum rods using DNA could enhance VR devices
MIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA.
Study finds a surprising new role for a major immune regulator
In addition to turning on genes involved in cell defense, the STING protein also acts as an ion channel, allowing it to control a wide variety of immune responses.
A wearable ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier
The new device, which can be incorporated into a bra, could allow more frequent monitoring of patients at high risk for breast cancer.
Tiny surgical robots could transform detection and treatment of cancers
A tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs to detect and treat the first signs of cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of Leeds.
Detecting deadly heart condition sooner
Combining two types of heart scan could help doctors to detect a deadly heart condition before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear, new research co-led by the University of Leeds shows.