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Using AI to determine kidney disease damage
Researchers have utilised artificial Intelligence (AI) to help determine the extent of the damage caused by chronic kidney disease in patients.
A team of researchers...
Scientists develop temperature sensor to safeguard vaccine storage
A team of scientists has developed a temperature sensor that can alert healthcare workers when a vial of vaccine reaches an unsafe temperature.
COVID-19 vaccines...
Ultracold storage to accelerate medical innovation
Investment in ultra-low temperature freezers for COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration is readying the world for a new wave of medicine.
As recently observed in...
How AI is streamlining physician workflows
In this article, Rahul Varshneya co-founder of software development firm, Arkenea, discusses how Artificial Intelligence is streamlining physicians’ workflows like no other technology.
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How telehealth technology prevents COVID-19 transmission
Doctor Christopher Oseh, freelance medical writer at Kolabtree, explains the role of telehealth in preventing the transmission of COVID-19.
The global incidence of coronavirus infection...
CBD blockchain tracing: new levels of transparency and accountability
The Cannabinoid Association of the Netherlands has launched a free to use blockchain-based search tool.
In a bid to drive higher levels of transparency and...
New technology can detect virus antibodies in just 20 minutes
New technology has allowed researchers to detect anti-avian influenza virus antibodies in blood serum in 20 minutes.
Using a portable analyser, the researchers have developed...
Virtual care in the age of COVID-19 and beyond
Two, newly published articles have provided insights into the use of virtual care during COVID-19 and how the lessons and transformations can benefit healthcare...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 13
Welcome to Health Europa Quarterly Issue 13, which focuses – inevitably – on issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, from the importance of hand hygiene...
BraineHealth to bring e-health solutions to developing countries
Medical innovators, BraineHealth, are working with InEmpathy, a charity who have global goals to bring healthcare solutions to places in dire need.
InEmpathy is a...
Breakthrough research offers new hope to lupus patients
A ‘life-changing’ potential new drug could be available to lupus patients in the future thanks to ‘breakthrough’ research.
The results of the TULIP II study...
DRS imaging technique can characterise healthy and non-healthy tissue
Research cites 92 studies that assert intra-surgery feasibility of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.
The results of the review, in which diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS imaging technique)...
Light therapy: laying groundwork for personalised medical technology
Researchers have demonstrated a new technology for gauging the effectiveness of light therapy to synchronise human circadian rhythms.
University of New Mexico researchers and their...
Scientist designs ‘express courier service’ for immune cells
Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment that uses genetically modified immune cells to fight cancer.
The immune cells used in the therapy can be used as...
New 3D printing technique for biomaterials offers a major step forward
A new way of 3D printing soft materials such as gels and collagens offers a major step forward in the manufacture of artificial medical...
Brain-mimicking environment created to grow 3D tissue models of tumours
Researchers have developed three-dimensional (3D) human tissue culture models of paediatric and adult brain cancers in a brain-mimicking microenvironment.
The development, led by a team of...
Smartphone technology detects early signs of eye disorders in children
Researchers have designed a prototype smartphone app that can detect early signs of eye disorders in children.
The Baylor University researcher's app is designed to...
New viral vector for improved gene therapy in sickle cell disease created
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new and improved viral vector – a virus-based vehicle that delivers therapeutic genes...
Combination therapy for joint rejuvenation and preservation launched
A new combination therapy injection treatment has been launched that could provide a treatment option for people with arthritis and other similar conditions.
The Regenerative...
Raphael Mechoulam: father of cannabis research unveils latest findings
The father of medical cannabis research announced a new finding that has the potential for stronger therapeutic effects than CBD.
Raphael Mechoulam headlined the list of...