Researchers from a joint Skoltech-University of Sharjah laboratory and AIRI Institute have automated the analysis of retina images used to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. This refers to retinal damage in diabetes patients that can potentially cause permanent blindness.
Researchers at National Taiwan University have unveiled an innovative diagnostic tool that significantly improves the speed and accuracy of detecting bacterial infections. This technology is designed to enhance the sensitivity to identify harmful bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause severe illnesses.
Recent research from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) provides important new insights into how aortic valve size is associated with the degree of valve calcification in severe aortic stenosis (AS).
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a system that helps patients learn to move their paralyzed arms and hands quickly after a stroke. This requires targeted stimulation of the muscles in the forearm and the support of an exoskeleton. Twenty-four stroke patients have already tested the system at the Schön Klinik Bad Aibling.
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), belonging to the Research Institute for Molecular Imaging Technologies (I3M), has developed, together with the NITIUV Group of the La Fe Health Research Institute (IIS La Fe) in Valencia and the Biomechanics Institute of Valencia, a new device—in the prototype phase—to break up kidney stones.
Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) have presented results from the HPTN 094 (“INTEGRA”) study at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco.
University of Arizona neuroscientists studying the brains of songbirds have found that aging alters the gene expressions that control the birds’ song. The finding could lead to earlier diagnoses and better treatments for human neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, which are known to hinder vocal production in their early stages.
New research out of Michigan State University expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study, published in the journal Communications Biology, opens new avenues for understanding dopamine’s role in the brain.
Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.
A new PET radiotracer can effectively visualize Nectin-4, an emerging biomarker found in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). According to research published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, the PET tracer has the potential to play a critical role in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of this aggressive disease, improving clinical outcomes for patients.