Social Media has shaped younger people’s pandemic
Younger people’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic was shaped by their savvy use of social media platforms, navigating mis- and dis-information, subjective content loops, big-tech...
Innovation
The Innovation section showcases a variety of groundbreaking developments in healthcare and medicine. It includes diverse topics such as empowering students in skin health through design, developing wearable diagnostics for neuromuscular diseases, and utilizing “superhero bugs” and AI in combating infections. The section also covers significant research funding awards, collaborations like Coventry University joining the Turing University network, and advancements in early breast cancer detection using robotic technology. Additionally, it explores the integration of AI in electronic health records, clinical trials for spinal cord injuries, and innovative medical applications like using substances from poisonous mushrooms against kidney cancer, emphasizing the dynamic and transformative nature of medical innovation.
Air quality in London has improved
Air quality in London has improved but the ULEZ had only a small effect, finds study. London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) reduced the city’s...
TrioMed Active technology deactivates 99.9%+ of COVID-19 in 5 minutes
i3 BioMedical Inc. achieves the fastest and most efficient "killing speed" of SARS-CoV-2. TrioMed sets the unequalled standard of superiority in Active protection worldwide. The...
Smart Hospitals Market Value: US & China lead growth
A new study by Juniper Research has found that the smart hospitals market will be worth $59 billion by 2026, up from $29 billion in...
Start-up gets backing for liver disease treatment
A University of Queensland start-up company, developing a potential new treatment for obesity-related liver disease, has secured a seed investment of $1.3 million from IP...
Nobel prize winners 2021
Responding to the award of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Professor David Julius and Professor Ardem Patapoutian, President of The Physiological Society,...
New imaging for targeted cancer therapy
Novel fluorescence imaging assay gives new insight to develop biomimetic nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy. Cell membrane coated biomimetic nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely studied...
Next level digital sensing and beyond
Unlimited digital sensing unleashed for imaging, audio, and driverless cars: A new technique could unleash the potential for digital sensors like cameras to sense all...
Hospitals: Simulator to drive down infections
Computer simulations showing how patients and staff move around inside hospitals are helping civil engineers make modifications to help control the transmission of COVID-19. Similar...
Ultrasound stimulation slows dementia degeneration
Ultrasound brain stimulation slows dementia-related brain degeneration: The Transcranial Pulse Stimulation with ultrasound (TPS) technique developed at MedUni Vienna under the lead of neuroscientist Roland...
