Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst prognoses — with a five-year survival rate of 9 percent — in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch…
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A new method of 3D printing living tissues
Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a new method to 3D-print laboratory-grown cells to form living structures. The approach could revolutionise regenerative medicine, enabling the production of complex tissues and…
Hands with Eyes – Hand that Sees offers new hope to amputees
A new generation of prosthetic limbs which will allow the wearer to reach for objects automatically, without thinking – just like a real hand – are to be trialled for the first…
MucoJet – A painless way to give Vaccines. Lollipops can replace Needle Injections in Future.
According to a proof-of-concept study conducted at UC Berkeley, Patients could one day self-administer vaccines using a needleless, pill-sized technology that jet-releases a stream of vaccine inside the mouth,. The study did…
IBM uses Deep Learning for Spotting Diabetic Retinopathy
IBM Research developed a method that uses deep learning and visual analytics technology for the early detection of Diabetic Retinopathy, one of the leading causes of blindness. Deep learning algorithms combined with…