Raspberry Pi-powered exoskeleton makes walking faster and easier
An extra spring in your step
BioNTech to start UK cancer vaccine trials using same mRNA tech found in its Covid-19 shots
The personalized vaccines target only the tumors
In a nutshell: Starting this September in England, BioNTech, the German company that developed one of the most widely used Covid-19 vaccines alongside Pfizer, will begin clinical trials of personalized cancer vaccines based on the same mRNA technology found in its Covid shots.
Google is developing an AI tool to better transcribe handwriting
Google demonstrates prescription transcribing, educational YouTube features, and multi-language audio for YouTube videos
UK clinical trials transfuse two people using blood produced in a lab
Why it matters: Hospitals have a constant need for donated blood. Approximately 30,000 units per day are used to treat accident victims and people with blood ailments like sickle cell anemia. Hospitals often suffer shortages when they receive a high number of trauma patients. But what if we could duplicate a typical donation in a lab and give it a longer shelf life?
A global helium shortage has doctors concerned about a squeeze on MRIs
In context: Helium is an element that most of us take for granted. We use it to float birthday balloons. It is also a component in some electronics, such as helium-filled hard drives. Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) machines use liquid helium for superconducting magnets. Unfortunately, the earth is running out of this essential element.
Tech industry professionals are paying up to $120,000 to have their legs lengthened
WTF?! How much would you pay to be three inches taller? $75,000? To some, that's a fair price to increase their stature. Interestingly, tech industry professionals make up a good portion of the patients requesting this expensive and excruciating surgery. Is it really worth it? I suppose it depends on your perspective, but after reviewing the details, I'm not sold.
Fitbit's passive heart rhythm monitoring algorithm gets FDA approval
It can now use the tech in its wearables
A French surgeon tried to sell Bataclan victim's X-ray as an NFT
Without the patient's consent
Apple reportedly researching ways for iPhone to monitor common mental health conditions including depression
Machine learning could analyze data from many of iPhones existing sensors to detect early warning signs
Researchers develop deep-learning method for translating vocal signals from the brain to text
New neuroprosthesis could give severely paralyzed or others with speech loss a faster way to communicate
Apple lists all its products that could interfere with cardiac devices
There are a lot of them
American Heart Association study confirms Apple's MagSafe tech poses a risk to cardiac devices
Be careful where you place the iPhone 12
Researchers develop an injectable, microscopic chip to monitor physiological conditions
A medical breakthrough or conspiracy theory fodder?
Glowing OLED tattoos could do more than look good
They have applications in medicine, sports, and food waste reduction
Apple says to keep your iPhone 12 away from pacemakers
The handsets and MagSafe accessories can cause interference
MIT researchers develop an AI model that can detect Covid-19 in asymptomatic individuals
Slight changes in coughs can reveal the virus' presence
Israeli researchers developed a wearable that predicts epileptic seizures before they happen
Patients can have up to one hour of advanced notice before the onset of an episode
Nuro partners with CVS to test autonomous prescription deliveries
It will be available to select Houston residents
MIT shares details of emergency ventilator developed by students nearly a decade ago
A mechanically-operated manual bag resuscitator
Tim Cook: Apple will donate 10 million medical masks to US healthcare workers
And millions more to Europe
Blood-drawing robots could speed up doctor visits
Would you let a robot draw your blood?
Texas gamer saves teammate in UK after hearing him have a seizure
She sent emergency services to his house
Google's AI can reportedly detect breast cancer more accurately than medical professionals
The AI reduced false negatives by 9.4 percent