Medical

In a world shaped by modern technology, from the Internet to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), our lives have become entwined with innovation. Juan Garzón Vela, Founder and CEO at Cultzyme, further explores.

The science facility which kickstarted the UK’s world leading COVID drug development and has advanced treatments of global health challenges from HIV to malaria and cancer will be upgraded and expanded through a more than £500m investment, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced.

Microscopic-based diagnostic devices are critical, but they come with many imaging challenges.

A new Brain Computer Interface (BCI) has granted the power of speech to a patient with severe paralysis following a brainstem stroke.

Researchers develop a model that can explain the effect of users’ ethical perception on their willingness to use care robots.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices play a critical role in empowering individuals with language impairments to communicate effectively.

Scientists have adapted a commercially available virtual reality headset, enabling it to gauge brain activity and investigate responses to cues, stressors, and external stimuli.

This device, designed to be integrated into a bra, enables more frequent monitoring of patients with a high risk of breast cancer.

Artificial intelligence-based healthcare technologies have great potential to transform health outcomes and the UK’s healthcare system, but there are currently barriers to their adoption and scaleup, and risks that must be managed, according to a report of a FORUM workshop hosted jointly by the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Today's smart skin patches can incorporate a broad range of functions, employing hybrid printed electronics to enhance medical sensing capabilities and improve patient outcomes. Along with the enormous potential, though, there are also complex design challenges.