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

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

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

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

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

A new scheduling tool could help hospitals reduce surgical wait times

byConcordia UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Concordia-led research team has developed a planning tool that could help hospitals book their operating rooms more efficiently, shorten wait times and

Updated on: July 12,2026

A new scheduling tool could help hospitals reduce surgical wait times

byConcordia UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Concordia-led research team has developed a planning tool that could help hospitals book their operating rooms more efficiently, shorten wait times and

Updated on:July 12,2026

Engineered gut bacteria match fecal transplants in small C. difficile trial

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new manufacturing platform for producing targeted mixtures of ben

Updated on: July 13,2026

Engineered gut bacteria match fecal transplants in small C. difficile trial

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new manufacturing platform for producing targeted mixtures of ben

Updated on:July 13,2026

New RNA sequencing method reveals hidden layer of immune system control

byUniversity Medical Center UtrechtA hairpin loop from a pre-mRNA. Highlighted are the nucleobases (green) and the ribose-phosphate backbone (blue). Note that this is a single strand of RNA that folds

Updated on: July 09,2026

New RNA sequencing method reveals hidden layer of immune system control

byUniversity Medical Center UtrechtA hairpin loop from a pre-mRNA. Highlighted are the nucleobases (green) and the ribose-phosphate backbone (blue). Note that this is a single strand of RNA that folds

Updated on:July 09,2026

'Accidental' flu virus discovery lays foundation for novel treatment strategies

byUniversity of VermontA human lung cell infected with influenza. The viral nucleoprotein is in red, a cellular protein highjacked by influenza is in green, and the cell's nucleus is in blue. Cred

Updated on: July 08,2026

'Accidental' flu virus discovery lays foundation for novel treatment strategies

byUniversity of VermontA human lung cell infected with influenza. The viral nucleoprotein is in red, a cellular protein highjacked by influenza is in green, and the cell's nucleus is in blue. Cred

Updated on:July 08,2026

PSMA PET reveals bone metastases missed by standard imaging

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCompared to conventional imaging techniques, prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging provides superi

Updated on: July 06,2026

PSMA PET reveals bone metastases missed by standard imaging

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCompared to conventional imaging techniques, prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging provides superi

Updated on:July 06,2026

Seven-second X-ray scan detects severity of heart valve regurgitation in patients with repaired congenital heart defects

byKyushu UniversityKyushu University researchers use Dynamic Chest Radiography (DCR) to evaluate the severity of Pulmonary Regurgitation (PR), a common complication after treatment of the congenital h

Updated on: July 15,2026

Seven-second X-ray scan detects severity of heart valve regurgitation in patients with repaired congenital heart defects

byKyushu UniversityKyushu University researchers use Dynamic Chest Radiography (DCR) to evaluate the severity of Pulmonary Regurgitation (PR), a common complication after treatment of the congenital h

Updated on:July 15,2026