Researchers are pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to offer a way for researchers to “step inside” biological data.

Calin Riley-Missouri · Futurity 26 Jun 2019

Precision Medicine

We are witnessing a revolution in genomics - and it's only just begun

15 years ago the $3 billion Human Genome Project was completed. Today, it costs as little as $600 - and you can pay for it at the supermarket. The genomics revolution is here, and its pot...

Xu Xun 24 Jun 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Time to make a fundamental choice about the future of healthcare

Healthcare is increasingly burdened with non-communicable disease in an ageing population. Here's how technology and the British NHS model can help it adapt.

Nicholas Peters 11 Jun 2019

Healthcare Delivery

Using AI to predict breast cancer and personalize care

MIT scientists have created a new deep-learning model that can predict from a mammogram if a patient is likely to develop breast cancer as much as five years in the future.

Adam Conner-Simons and Rachel Gordon · MIT News 07 Jun 2019

Biotechnology

This cancer therapy could cut the side effects from X-ray radiation

A study has shown that in treating cancer patients, proton therapy results in fewer side effects than traditional X-ray radiation therapy.

Julia Evangelou Strait · Futurity 05 Jun 2019

Precision Medicine

Precision medicine should be accessible to all

Countries across the world are realizing that targetted approaches to disease screening and treatment are the future of their healthcare systems.

Elissa Prichep 23 May 2019

Biotechnology

Scientists have created an organism with an entirely synthetic genome

For the first time, scientists have created life with genetic code that was developed from scratch.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 21 May 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

These are 7 of the most exciting breakthroughs in healthcare today

A new report by the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Health and Healthcare highlights some of the most innovative research transforming medicine.

Robin Pomeroy · Agenda 08 May 2019

Global Health

These are the countries best prepared for the fight against cancer

Cancer is the world’s second biggest killer after heart disease and the number of cases is forecast to rise by almost two thirds by 2040. This new study shows which countries are best pre...

Douglas Broom 30 Apr 2019

Neuroscience

How society’s gender expectations could be changing our brains

According to a new paper, society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level.

Anna Varela · Futurity 24 Apr 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

The organ shortage will soon get worse. Could animals help?

Nearly 75,000 people in America need an organ transplant, and that list is only set to get longer. Animals could provide the solution to the organ crisis.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 08 Apr 2019

Healthcare Delivery

Hospital disinfectants should be regulated like antibiotics new study suggests

Recent studies suggest that we need to reconsider the way we use disinfectants in hospitals in much the same way we regulate the use of antibiotics to reduce antimicrobial resistance.

Karolin Hijazi · The Conversation 18 Mar 2019