❤️ 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.
🧫 New method can show whether prostate cancer needs to be treated or not
A protein that can show early whether a person has prostate cancer and whether it is a harmless tumor or whether treatment must be started immediately.
📞 Others appreciate unexpected communication more than we think
People underestimate how much it is appreciated that they contact friends and acquaintances just to say hello, on how they are doing, or ask what has happened since the last time. The more surprising the communication is, the more it is appreciated by the recipient, according to new research.
🦠Easier and cheaper to map resistant bacteria
A new method makes it possible to identify resistant bacteria with much simpler equipment than the ones we use today.
🩺 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.