❤️ 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.
💉 The EU is investing heavily in faster vaccine development
A research project aims to reduce the development time for vaccines from a decade to roughly a year.
📱 App gives easy access to healthcare services in the DRC
A Software Developer in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a new mobile application to easily access healthcare services and facilities in the central African country.
💡 Optimist's Edge: DNA insights that change your life
DNA is no longer abstract and something only for scientists and the police. Today, knowing your DNA is affordable and accessible through home DNA kits – and it can give you insights that change your life.
🏥 Xenobots – how the first living robot will change healthcare
Xenobots - small robots built of skin cells can be an important tool of the future, in everything from cancer treatment to curing old age.
🧠 New types of chips can improve "brain-computer-interfaces"
Brain-computer interfaces are likely to be a key part of our future. Progress has now been made regarding the required chip.
🧠 Online therapy works just as well as traditional therapy
Those who suffer from mild or moderate depression can get as good help online as through personal meetings with a therapist.
🦟 Satellites help predict outbreaks of diseases
20 years ago, foreseeing diseases would be seen as science fiction, but today it is a reality. Through a combination of satellite data and models, researchers can predict outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases weeks in advance.
🍚 The Philippines gives GMO "Golden Rice" green light
Vitamin A deficiency affects millions of children worldwide. The Philipines have now become the first country in the region whose authorities have approved a genetically modified nutrient-enriched rice for cultivation.
🧠 A small company beats Elon Musk in the brain-chip race
Neurlink is not the only company trying to merge the man with the machine. Synchron has now got approved by FDA to implant its "brain-computer interface" on patients with severe paralysis, for an early feasibility study.