
Lab-grown mini-stomachs could boost understanding of rare diseases
Researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have developed the first-ever lab-grown mini-stomach that contains the key components of the full-sized human organ.

Researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have developed the first-ever lab-grown mini-stomach that contains the key components of the full-sized human organ.

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus’s vital signs while still in the uterus.

RAMAT GAN, Israel, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pulsenmore Ltd. (NASDAQ: PLSM) (TASE: PLSM), a global leader in connected home ultrasound technology, today announced an additional strategic commercial agreement with Clalit Health Services, Israel’s largest health maintenance organization (HMO), to supply Pulsenmore FC, a new at-home ultrasound solution designed for remote follicular monitoring in women undergoing fertility care (IVF and fertility preservation).

ALACHUA, Fla., Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Amend Surgical, a medical device company focused on novel products for oral wound-care and regenerative biomaterials, today announced that it has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification, the global standard for medical device quality management systems.

CORONADO, Calif., Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Spine Innovation, LLC, a medical device startup that develops novel interbody fusion implants, announced today that is has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the LOGIC™ Titanium Implant System.

MannKind (Nasdaq:MNKD) announced today that it received FDA approval for an update to the prescribing information for Afrezza inhaled insulin.

HighLife announced today that it received CE mark approval for its transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system.

Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) announced today that it launched the Lightning Flash 3.0 computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) system.

When COVID hit, health care systems around the world were turned upside down. Hospitals cleared beds, routine appointments were canceled and people were told to stay at home unless it was urgent.

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the role of a gene called PTPN2 in protecting the gut from harmful bacteria linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).