Tag: Precision Health
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Capturing cancer cells from blood could help doctors choose the right breast cancer treatment
Some women undergo unnecessary mastectomy and chemotherapy, but a ‘labyrinth in a chip’ could reveal which cancers need aggressive treatments.
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Tumor-destroying histotripsy, explained by its inventor: A Q&A with Zhen Xu
University of Michigan startup HistoSonics was acquired this week for $2.25 billion.
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Microrobots for targeted drug delivery
Fabricated with a gel side for carrying drugs and a magnetic side for steering, these microrobots can navigate complex biological environments like intestines.
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‘Unprecedented’ level of control allows person without use of limbs to operate virtual quadcopter
Brain-computer interface can enable people with paralysis to socialize with others, participate in remote work and enjoy recreational activities.
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Precision health and advanced communications: €9M ($10M) for bio-inspired nanoparticles on demand
Advanced microscopy techniques and AI models will help design complex nanoparticles for specific biological targets with less trial and error.
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Is lung cancer treatment working? This chip can tell from a blood draw
By trapping and concentrating tiny numbers of cancer cells from blood samples, the device can identify whether a treatment is working at the four-week mark.
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Tumor-destroying soundwaves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans
Technique developed at the University of Michigan provides a non-invasive alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer.
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How sound waves trigger immune responses to cancer in mice
Technique pioneered at the University of Michigan could improve outcomes for cancer and neurological conditions.
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Tracking radiation treatment in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy
The ability to accurately detect where X-rays land and in what dose could reduce the collateral damage from radiation therapy.
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A brain game may predict your risk of infection
When a person’s cognitive function is highly variable, they’re likely to be more infectious and have more symptoms after exposure to a respiratory virus.
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Shutting down backup genes leads to cancer remission, in mice
Cancer cells delete DNA when they go to the dark side, so a team of doctors and engineers targeted the “backup plans” running critical cell functions.
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Next generation neural probe leads to expanded understanding of the brain
The hectoSTAR probe, with 128 stimulating micro-LEDs and 256 recording electrodes integrated in the same neural probe, was designed for some stellar brain mapping projects