This tiny soft robot can be steered through the branches of the lungs without causing damage for safer diagnosis.
Health
Inhaled “bubbles” help deliver drugs to the lungs
An inhaled drug carrier helps minimize side effects while delivering drugs to the lungs to treat diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis.
Making progress with a gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
Important findings from an animal study have prompted the exploration of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in an ongoing human trial.
Caturo: The smallest concentric tube robot ever made
Scientists have high hopes for a tiny glass tube robot in improving the capabilities and safety of robots used in non-invasive microsurgeries.
New blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease via brain-derived protein
A sensitive blood test has been developed to detect a protein biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease known as brain-derived tau.
A smart laparoscope that self-adjusts during surgery
Researchers use machine learning techniques to decrease the workload of surgeons.
A revolutionary treatment for sleeping sickness
A new drug called acoziborole in clinical trials offers hope as an easy-to-administer treatment for sleeping sickness in remote areas.
A multi-organ “gym-on-a-chip” finds exercise directly triggers insulin
The device provides a powerful tool for studying and treating diabetes, allowing personalized modelling by using patients’ own cells.
Visualizing cell membranes using a plasma membrane-on-a-chip
Compared to other platforms, this new “on-a-chip” system allows membrane proteins to be studied in their natural state.
Molecular dye plays “tag” with chemotherapy drugs
A new hydrogel platform helps monitor chemotherapies in the body in real-time, allowing their side effects and potency to be better understood.
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