Engineered Salmonella deliver cancer-killing viruses, shrinking liver and pancreatic tumors in mice

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstIn the system created by Forbes, the virus enters the cell from the virus-delivering Salmonella (VDS; 1). It then behaves as any normal virus would, implanting its

Updated on: July 19,2026

Engineered Salmonella deliver cancer-killing viruses, shrinking liver and pancreatic tumors in mice

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstIn the system created by Forbes, the virus enters the cell from the virus-delivering Salmonella (VDS; 1). It then behaves as any normal virus would, implanting its

Updated on:July 19,2026

Engineering students turn stroke rehab into interactive gameplay

by Alexandra Becker,Rice UniversityFrom left to right, Team TacTile includes Tomi Kuye, Brian Mercado, Amelia Pillar, Mina Schepmann, Avery Janenda and Hannah Wixom. Credit: Alex Becker/Rice Universit

Updated on: July 20,2026

Engineering students turn stroke rehab into interactive gameplay

by Alexandra Becker,Rice UniversityFrom left to right, Team TacTile includes Tomi Kuye, Brian Mercado, Amelia Pillar, Mina Schepmann, Avery Janenda and Hannah Wixom. Credit: Alex Becker/Rice Universit

Updated on:July 20,2026

National index tracks AI health care regulations as policy patchwork grows

by Giles Morris,Cornell UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs artificial intelligence rapidly enters health care, policymakers and health systems are struggling to keep pace with the implicati

Updated on: July 17,2026

National index tracks AI health care regulations as policy patchwork grows

by Giles Morris,Cornell UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs artificial intelligence rapidly enters health care, policymakers and health systems are struggling to keep pace with the implicati

Updated on:July 17,2026

Wearable device can continuously monitor blood pressure without the pesky cuffs

by Brian Maffly,University of UtahCredit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72693-1Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely

Updated on: July 20,2026

Wearable device can continuously monitor blood pressure without the pesky cuffs

by Brian Maffly,University of UtahCredit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72693-1Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely

Updated on:July 20,2026

New study examines how safety is delivered in NHS virtual wards

by Michael Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: University of ManchesterVirtual wards, also known as hospital at home, are increasingly being used across the NHS to support people who would otherw

Updated on: July 20,2026

New study examines how safety is delivered in NHS virtual wards

by Michael Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: University of ManchesterVirtual wards, also known as hospital at home, are increasingly being used across the NHS to support people who would otherw

Updated on:July 20,2026

Why brain scans and AI could fail people trying to prove chronic pain

by Jan Vollert,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn 2006, Carl Koch sued his employer for damages after burn injuries during a workplace accident that left him with chronic pain. The e

Updated on: July 18,2026

Why brain scans and AI could fail people trying to prove chronic pain

by Jan Vollert,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn 2006, Carl Koch sued his employer for damages after burn injuries during a workplace accident that left him with chronic pain. The e

Updated on:July 18,2026

Next-generation PET tracer enables rapid, high-precision detection of kidney cancer

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingA68Ga-RCC78 PET scan of a patient four years post-radical right nephrectomy. During follow-up, new nodules were detected in the left adrenal gland a

Updated on: July 19,2026

Next-generation PET tracer enables rapid, high-precision detection of kidney cancer

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingA68Ga-RCC78 PET scan of a patient four years post-radical right nephrectomy. During follow-up, new nodules were detected in the left adrenal gland a

Updated on:July 19,2026

Custom 4D-printed implants offer less painful path to tissue reconstruction

byMass General BrighamDesign and mechanism of AEHs. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-026-01681-zTissue expansion is a common technique used in reconstructive surgery. Su

Updated on: July 15,2026

Custom 4D-printed implants offer less painful path to tissue reconstruction

byMass General BrighamDesign and mechanism of AEHs. Credit:Nature Biomedical Engineering(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-026-01681-zTissue expansion is a common technique used in reconstructive surgery. Su

Updated on:July 15,2026

AI misses cancer drug target, revealing why lab validation still matters

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai discovered a previously hidden pocket on PKMYT1, a protein involved in controlling how cells grow and divide, that

Updated on: July 16,2026

AI misses cancer drug target, revealing why lab validation still matters

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai discovered a previously hidden pocket on PKMYT1, a protein involved in controlling how cells grow and divide, that

Updated on:July 16,2026

Guide contains quality standards for routinely collected health data in research

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnFictive example of a study using routinely collected data involving data collected in a tertiary referral hospital (hospital 1) and a primary care hospital (hos

Updated on: July 20,2026

Guide contains quality standards for routinely collected health data in research

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnFictive example of a study using routinely collected data involving data collected in a tertiary referral hospital (hospital 1) and a primary care hospital (hos

Updated on:July 20,2026

Innovative bedside PET scanner enables real-time imaging for interventional procedures

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging(a) Benchtop portable POC-PET prototype system. (b) Phantom imaging experiment setup. (c) Comparison of conventional full-data MLEM reconstruction w

Updated on: July 19,2026

Innovative bedside PET scanner enables real-time imaging for interventional procedures

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging(a) Benchtop portable POC-PET prototype system. (b) Phantom imaging experiment setup. (c) Comparison of conventional full-data MLEM reconstruction w

Updated on:July 19,2026

Even years after stroke, spinal cord stimulation could improve arm function

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Matthias Zomer from PexelsUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report the final outcomes of a pioneering pilot clinical trial using electrical stim

Updated on: July 18,2026

Even years after stroke, spinal cord stimulation could improve arm function

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Matthias Zomer from PexelsUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report the final outcomes of a pioneering pilot clinical trial using electrical stim

Updated on:July 18,2026