❤️ Health Tech
Health Tech, or digital health, helps us understand and take control of our own health. But we also cover more traditional health news like medicines, vaccines and medical procedures.
🩺 E-tattoo keeps track of your blood pressure
An almost imperceptible sensor that continuously measures blood pressure can give healthcare a much better idea of what a patient's blood pressure really looks like.
💊 New molecule can cure difficult-to-treat cancer
A new molecule can treat types of cancer that were previously incurable, by exploiting weaknesses in cancer cells that were previously missed.
🧫 Immunotherapy cures cancer
An attempt provides hope that many cancer cases can be cured with immunotherapy that does not have the same serious side effects as traditional methods.
🧫 Cheaper and faster stem cell production
A new 3D-printed prototype for the extraction of stem cells offers potential for large-scale production with high quality - at a lower cost.
💡 Optimist's Edge: Diabetes will be able to be cured - sooner rather than later
Diabetes has been described as a global epidemic, but its end may now be within reach.
🩸 Ultra-thin fuel cell converts blood sugar into electricity
A minuscule fuel cell is able to generate energy from glucose present in the body and replace traditional batteries.
👩⚕️ EU approves automatic AI analysis of X-ray images
AI can take care of the routine analysis of X-ray images and relieve X-ray doctors, enabling them to focus on more difficult tasks.
👶 Uterus transplantation helps the childless to have children
Transplanting a uterus from a donor is an effective and safe method to solve infertility for women who lack a functioning uterus.
👶 Researchers "rejuvenate" skin cells by 30 years
By reprogramming skin cells, it is possible to turn back the clock and make the cells function as if they were several decades younger.