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Mindmore: digital neurocognitive testing to modernise healthcare

Mindmore: digital neurocognitive testing to modernise healthcare

Mindmore supports an accurate and objective diagnosis of cognitive function with digital neurocognitive testing. 50 million people worldwide have dementia, with nearly 10 million new...
Breakthrough resource to help health systems tackle COVID-19

Breakthrough resource to help health systems tackle COVID-19

A new tool has been implemented to track responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across Europe which will help health systems tackle the crisis. The COVID-19...
Cerebriu: machine learning for diagnostic medical imaging

Cerebriu: machine learning for diagnostic medical imaging

Cerebriu’s pioneering Cerebriu Apollo technology aims to scale up clinical support through faster personalised diagnostic medical imaging. While Danish medical technology provider Cerebriu is only...
Discover the new 3D printed ventilator that requires no electricity

Discover the new 3D printed ventilator that requires no electricity

Ventilators are currently in short supply across the world as healthcare systems race to treat patients suffering from COVID-19. Now, a research collaboration has...
Discover how remote patient monitoring can transform healthcare systems

Discover how remote patient monitoring can transform healthcare systems

Healthcare systems are undergoing rapid changes in light of the current pandemic, and Medisanté are finding solutions to patient care through telehealth and remote...
How telehealth is providing a digital solution for dementia care

How telehealth is providing a digital solution for dementia care

A new study has highlighted the efficacy of telehealth for dementia care, which researchers say can be just as effective as face-to-face visits. A new...
AI collaboration creates largest brain haemorrhage image database

AI collaboration creates largest brain haemorrhage image database

A collaboration between two medical societies and volunteers has created the largest public brain haemorrhage image database. The creation of the brain haemorrhage image database...
Developing soft and flexible biocompatible electronic devices

Developing soft and flexible biocompatible electronic devices

Currently, medical devices used for pacemakers and implants are clunky, rigid, and non-biocompatible. Now, scientists are one step closer to developing soft and flexible...
Blueprints for better healthcare: tackling supply demand with open source

Blueprints for better healthcare: tackling supply demand with open source

A new study has highlighted how free, open source hardware and 3D printing can help global healthcare systems tackle the demand for health supplies...
Which COVID-19 patients will need intensive care? Cerebriu may have the answer

Which COVID-19 patients will need intensive care? Cerebriu may have the answer

With the hopes of alleviating the strain on health services, Danish diagnostic company, Cerebriu, are scheduled to develop health tech to help identify which...
EIB invests €5bn to supporting medical technology and health research

EIB invests €5bn to support medical technology and health research

The European Investment Bank has announced €5bn in funding to support businesses and medical technology in Europe. The European Investment Bank has approved €5bn of...
Could virtual reality ease the burden of coronavirus isolation?

Could virtual reality ease the burden of coronavirus isolation?

New research highlights how virtual reality could help ease the burden of the coronavirus crisis. Social isolation can have a huge psychological impact. A new...
How technology is addressing modern healthcare challenges

How technology is addressing modern healthcare challenges

In this article software and robotics expert, Dr Antonio Espingardeiro, Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, discusses ‘the need for adaptable...
New microneedle vaccine could expand global immunisation capabilities

New microneedle vaccine could expand global immunisation capabilities

A new microneedle vaccine delivery system has been developed that has the potential to improve cellular immune responses in patients and expand global immunisation...
Discover the open source, low-cost ventilator for areas with limited means

Discover the open source, low-cost ventilator for areas with limited means

A group of scientists and researchers have designed a open source, low-cost ventilator to be used in areas that have limited means within their...
EU Commission launches coronavirus data platform for researchers

EU Commission launches coronavirus data platform for researchers

The European Commission, together with several partners, has now launched a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available research data...
Managing diabetes with telehealth during COVID-19 pandemic

Managing diabetes with telehealth during COVID-19 pandemic

Telehealth is offering a solution for managing diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients living with diabetes are in the ‘high risk’ category for contracting coronavirus,...
VR technology and 3D capture could allow physiotherapy at home

VR technology and 3D capture could allow physiotherapy at home

Physiotherapy could now be completed at home thanks to the combination of Virtual Reality and 3D technology. Researchers have combined Virtual Reality (VR) and 3D...
Super-sensor chip offers a solution for socially distanced health monitoring

Super-sensor chip offers a solution for socially distanced health monitoring

The future of socially distanced lung and heart health monitoring could lie in an inconspicuous yet incredibly sensitive microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) chip. Scientists have developed...
Can robotic exoskeletons offer grip strength to those with spinal cord injury?

Can robotic exoskeletons offer grip strength to those with spinal cord injury?

Imagine a day your grip strength deteriorates due to a spinal cord injury, and you lose the ability to hold and release objects. Now...

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