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Image: The MitraClip system is the leading therapy to treat leaky valves in people with mitral regurgitation (Photo courtesy of Abbott)

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Reduces Hospitalization, Improves Survival in Heart Failure Patients

Breakthrough findings from a new study suggest that the utilization of transcatheter mitral valve repair in heart failure patients with mitral regurgitation can lower the long-term hospitalization rate by almost 50% and reduce the risk of death by nearly 30% compared to heart failure patients who do not undertake the minimally invasive procedure. More...
07 Mar 2023
Image: A seaweed second skin could transform health and fitness sensor tech (Photo courtesy of University of Sussex)

New Biodegradable Health Sensors Could Revolutionize Health Monitoring Technology

Scientists have developed new health sensors that can monitor heart rate and temperature by using natural elements like rock salt, water, seaweed, and graphene. The new biodegradable health sensors have the potential to revolutionize the way we experience personal healthcare and fitness monitoring technology. More...
06 Mar 2023
Image: Physician-scientists have delivered a new first in heart failure treatment using cell therapy (Photo courtesy of The Texas Heart Institute)

New Cell Therapy Offers Potential Treatment Option for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

The largest cell therapy trial to date in patients with chronic heart failure owing to low ejection fraction has shown that the therapy benefited patients by improving the heart’s pumping ability, as measured by ejection fraction, and reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke, especially in patients with high levels of inflammation. More...
01 Mar 2023
Image: The Eko SENSORA cardiac disease detection platform on tablet featuring 3M Littmann CORE digital stethoscope (Photo courtesy of Eko)

Enterprise-Grade Digital Stethoscope Platform Brings Non-Invasive Heart Disease Detection to Primary Care

A cardiovascular disease detection platform combines the latest advancements in applied machine learning with one of the most ubiquitous medical devices in the world: the stethoscope to objectively identify structural murmurs, a sign of valvular heart disease. More...
28 Feb 2023
Image: First transient electronic bandage speeds healing by 30% (Photo courtesy of Northwestern University)

Wireless, Battery-Free Bandage Delivers Electrical Signals to Speed Wound Healing by 30%

Researchers who were curious to see if electrical stimulation therapy could help close stubborn wounds have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site. More...
27 Feb 2023
Image: Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body (Photo courtesy of Penn State)

Next-Generation Sweat Sensor Could Detect Health-Relevant Biomarkers

Researchers have developed a prototype of a superhydrophobic sweat sensor that can measure vapor from insensible perspiration, paving the way for the development of a low-cost device platform to detect health-relevant biomarkers in the sweat vapor. More...
27 Feb 2023
Image: Twin-bioengine self-adaptive micro/nanorobots developed for gastrointestinal inflammation therapy (Photo courtesy of SIAT)

Self-Propelling Micro/Nanorobots Provide Precision Treatment of Gastrointestinal Inflammation

Researchers have developed a twin-bioengine yeast micro/nanorobot (TBY-robot) with self-propelling and self-adaptive capabilities that can autonomously navigate to inflamed sites for providing gastrointestinal inflammation therapy through enzyme-macrophage switching (EMS). More...
24 Feb 2023
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