Engineered tissues could one day do the work of traditional electrical stimulation devices while offering more customizable and biologically friendly solutions.

Researchers are developing an AI tool to evaluate placental photographs that could provide predictions for multiple adverse outcomes, such as infection or sepsis.

Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. A new study provides insights that may eventually help oncologists better predict how the disease will respond to certain therapies, leading to improved survival outcomes for patients. Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine

In a preclinical study, NIBIB researchers found that bone marrow transplants to treat sickle cell disease early in life may lower risk of stroke into adulthood.

Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes, and sometimes two instruments, ingeniously recombined, can accomplish feats that neither could have done on its own. For the first time, a hybrid microscope born at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), allows scientists to simultaneously image the full 3D orientation and position of an ensemble of molecules, such as labeled proteins inside cells.  Source: Marine Biological Laboratory at the University of Chicago.

Each year, approximately 18,000 Americans suffer from spinal cord injuries. By detecting intact nerve connections in the injured spinal cord, a newly developed imaging radiotracer has the potential to help diagnose injuries more precisely, monitor recovery, and evaluate the effectiveness of new therapies in clinical trials. Source: The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

A preclinical study in a mouse model of sickle-cell disease showed that stimulating brain regions with focused ultrasound can reduce pain hypersensitivity.

The low image quality of small, affordable MRI machines have prevented their widespread use. But a boost from AI could close the gap, bringing MRI to more patients.

A major challenge in self-powered wearable sensors for health care monitoring is distinguishing different signals when they occur at the same time. With NIBIB funding, researchers from Penn State and China’s Hebei University of Technology addressed this issue by uncovering a new property of a sensor material, which enabled them to develop a new type of flexible sensor that can accurately measure both temperature and physical strain simultaneously but separately to more precisely pinpoint various signals. Source: Penn State Materials Research Institute.