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

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

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

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

Novel radiotracer images overactive adrenal glands to avoid invasive primary aldosteronism procedure

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingStatic PET-CT image of patient with hypercortisolism taken at 60 minutes post-injection. Credit: SNMMI.A new first-in-human study has validated a PE

Updated on: July 19,2026

Novel radiotracer images overactive adrenal glands to avoid invasive primary aldosteronism procedure

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingStatic PET-CT image of patient with hypercortisolism taken at 60 minutes post-injection. Credit: SNMMI.A new first-in-human study has validated a PE

Updated on:July 19,2026

Researchers develop world's first AI for objective pain assessment

byDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyOverall process of the proposed EEG-based pain level classification method. Credit:IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineeri

Updated on: July 19,2026

Researchers develop world's first AI for objective pain assessment

byDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologyOverall process of the proposed EEG-based pain level classification method. Credit:IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineeri

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

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

Real-time brain monitor detects infections earlier

byUniversity of WaterlooCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team led by the University of Waterloo has created a new monitoring system to save lives and significantly reduce health-care costs in brain

Updated on: July 18,2026

Real-time brain monitor detects infections earlier

byUniversity of WaterlooCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team led by the University of Waterloo has created a new monitoring system to save lives and significantly reduce health-care costs in brain

Updated on:July 18,2026

Conductive plastic mimics heart cell ion signaling for first time

byLinköping UniversityDace Gao and Deyu Tu are part of the research group that have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signaling of heart muscle cells. Credit: Thor BalkhedFor the first time,

Updated on: July 18,2026

Conductive plastic mimics heart cell ion signaling for first time

byLinköping UniversityDace Gao and Deyu Tu are part of the research group that have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signaling of heart muscle cells. Credit: Thor BalkhedFor the first time,

Updated on:July 18,2026

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

New PET tracer identifies DVT in legs and lungs

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging18F-GP1 PET/CT images from a 75-year-old woman show multiple blood clots in the deep veins of the left leg (from the thigh to the calf), as well as

Updated on: July 17,2026

New PET tracer identifies DVT in legs and lungs

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging18F-GP1 PET/CT images from a 75-year-old woman show multiple blood clots in the deep veins of the left leg (from the thigh to the calf), as well as

Updated on:July 17,2026