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Ekso Bionics®’ EksoGT Exoskeleton Used for Revolutionary Clinical Study

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. an industry leader in exoskeleton technology for industrial and medical use, recently reported that the National University Health System (NUHS) in Singapore has adopted three EksoGT exoskeletons for a revolutionary clinical study.

8 May 2019

New Deep-Learning Model to Predict Breast Cancer and Customize Care

Although there have been significant advances in modern imaging and genetics, a majority of the breast cancer patients are caught by surprise during diagnosis. For some, it is revealed too late.

8 May 2019

AI Could Help Detect Depression in a Child’s Speech Patterns

Signs of anxiety and depression in the speech patterns of small children can be detected using a machine learning algorithm, thereby providing a quick and easy way of diagnosing conditions that are hard to spot and frequently ignored in young people, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics.

7 May 2019

Pilot of Ekso Bionics®’ EksoGT Exoskeleton Extended by Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. a leading manufacturer in exoskeleton technology for industrial and medical applications, recently announced that Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services ("Kindred"), a division of Kindred Healthcare, has stretched their pilot of the EksoGT exoskeleton to offer progressive stroke rehabilitation at the majority of their sites — more than 20 freestanding inpatient Kindred rehabilitation hospitals in 13 states.

6 May 2019

MIT Engineers Design Tiny Robots that can Help Drug-Delivery Nanoparticles to Reach Disease Sites

Tiny robots recently designed by MIT engineers can aid drug-delivery nanoparticles to navigate their path out of the bloodstream and reach a tumor or other similar sites of disease.

29 Apr 2019

AiRXOS Provides Flight Monitoring for World’s First Unmanned Aircraft Delivery of Donor Organ

AiRXOS, part of GE Aviation, took part in the world’s first unmanned aircraft (UA) flight that delivered a donor kidney to surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland for fruitful transplantation into a patient with kidney failure.

29 Apr 2019

Sutter Health Hospitals are Using Germ-Zapping Robots to Destroy Superbugs that Cause Infectious Diseases

California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) hospitals are using Xenex’s germ-zapping robot, known as LightStrike, to control the spread of infectious diseases.

26 Apr 2019

Researchers Successfully Automate Microrobots

To create a microrobot, one used to require a microscope, two needle-nosed tweezers, steady hands, and a minimum of eight hours. But currently, scientists from the University of Toronto Engineering have formulated a technique that requires just a 3D printer and 20 minutes.

25 Apr 2019

Bioengineers Develop New Robotic Catheter that Shows Promise for Cardiac Valve Repair

At Boston Children’s Hospital, bioengineers have reported the first demonstration of a robot that has the potential to autonomously navigate within the body.

25 Apr 2019

Premier Health and BCT Work on a Research Pilot to Deliver AI-Powered Remote Patient Monitoring Tool

Premier Health Group, a Company focused on developing innovative approaches that combine human skill-based expertise with emerging technologies for the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce it is working on a research pilot study with Bio Conscious Technologies to deliver their artificial intelligence powered technology to Premier Health’s patient base.

25 Apr 2019