Technology

Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, have developed a tiny, injectable medical device that introduces a new approach to treating chronic pain Read More.

One tool that doctors are beginning to use to help predict a person’s Alzheimer’s disease risk in its earliest stages is through biomarker blood tests. Read More.

After 12 years of dating and one year of marriage, high-school sweethearts Samuel and Penelope started trying to conceive. Both grew up in tight-knit families, and had long dreamed of having biological children together. Read More.

Maggots can remove dead flesh from a wound with a degree of precision surgeons can’t achieve. That can make them an asset for certain patients. Read More.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham are using artificial intelligence to estimate a person’s age from a selfie. Read More.

A state-aware medical AI system interpreted images, ECGs, and clinical documents during live diagnostic chats, outperforming primary care physicians in simulated consultations while raising urgent questions about how such tools should be tested before real-world care. Read More.

After being on a list of potential donors for 12 years or so, this past month saw me finally have the opportunity to give away some of my stem cells. Read More.

For decades, psychologists have debated whether the human mind can be explained by one unified theory or must be broken into separate parts like memory and attention. A recent AI model called Centaur seemed to offer a breakthrough, claiming it could mimic human thinking across 160 different cognitive tasks. But new research is challenging that bold claim, suggesting the model isn’t truly “thinking” at all—it’s just memorizing patterns. Read More.

A Mayo Clinic-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model can help specialists detect pancreatic cancer on routine abdominal CT scans up to three years before clinical diagnosis. Read More.

The average person spends 416 days of their life in the bathroom — and the latest trend in digital health wants to make sure that time isn’t going down the drain. Read More.

Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman has been blunt about it: if you are not doing some kind of resistance training, you are signing up for weaker muscles, worse posture, and a slower metabolism as you age. Read More.

Trichloroethylene, a known human carcinogen and chemical formerly used in a wide variety of everyday household products, has been linked to a 500% increase in risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to SciTechDaily. Read More.

People with blood type B may need to be a little more vigilant than their peers about the lifestyle factors associated with diabetes risk. Read More.

Researchers have developed a machine-learning model that analyzes MRI brain scans to detect Alzheimer’s disease, achieving 92.87% accuracy in distinguishing mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s. Read More.

A new “glowing antibody” could help doctors spot the right cancers—and the right treatments—much faster. Read More.