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Magnetic Millirobots Could Serve as Drug Delivery Vehicles in Neural Tissues

It is difficult to treat diseases in the central nervous system, yet new study questions whether it is viable to allow a tiny MANiAC carrying drug to move through the nervous system to facilitate treatment. Imag...

11 Aug 2021

Wearable Robotic Neck Brace Could Help Guide Recovery After Cancer Treatment

A new robotic neck brace from researchers at Columbia Engineering and their colleagues at Columbia's Department of Otolaryngology may help doctors analyze the impact of cancer treatments on the neck mobility of patients and guide their recovery.

20 Jul 2021

NCyborg Project Aims to Develop New Stroke Rehabilitation Robot

Strokes happen when there is an interruption or reduction of blood supply to a part of the brain. It is considered a major cause of disability and death in the adult population.

12 Jul 2021

Using Brain-Computer Interface and Robot Technology for Stroke Rehabilitation

Strokes, which occur when the blood supply to part of our brain is interrupted or reduced, are the leading cause of death and disability in the adult population.

12 Jul 2021

Using AI Methods to Find New Nature-Inspired Drugs

Nature has a vast store of medicinal substances. "Over 50 percent of all drugs today are inspired by nature," says Gisbert Schneider, Professor of Computer-Assisted Drug Design at ETH Zurich.

8 Jul 2021

New Artificial Intelligence Program for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer and a leading cause of death by cancer in Australian men.

8 Jul 2021

AI Tool Measures Fat Around the Heart to Predict Diabetes Risk

A team led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has developed a new artificial intelligence tool that is able to automatically measure the amount of fat around the heart from MRI scan images.

8 Jul 2021

Voice-Assisted Tech Giving Voice to People Living with Parkinson's Disease

Monash University research has found voice-assisted technologies are able to support people with speech difficulties, such as Parkinson’s disease, and could enhance early speech and language therapies.

1 Jul 2021

£1.6 Million Study to Compare the Use of Robots and Standard Methods in Orthopedic Surgery

A major national study will pitch human skill against machine precision as it compares the benefits of knee replacement surgery performed using a robot to a surgeon using traditional methods.

30 Jun 2021

Label-Free Digital Pathology Helps Detect Lung Cancer

The type of lung cancer can vary the prognosis and effective therapies. In the past, it took many days to accurately determine the underlying mutation.

29 Jun 2021