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With over 5,300 exhibitors from almost 70 countries and 83,000 visitors MEDICA in Düsseldorf is one of the largest medical B2B trade fairs in the world. A wide range of innovative products and services from the fields of medical imaging, laboratory technology, diagnostics, health IT, mobile health as well as physiotherapy/orthopaedic technology and medical consumables are presented here. The extensive programme of first-class forums, conferences and special shows provides opportunities for interesting presentations and discussions with experts and politicians and also includes pitches of new products and award ceremonies.

The industry portal MEDICA.de is the leading international information platform for bringing together producers, specialist dealers, researchers and users from the medical technology industry. The B2B portal is constantly updated and offers high-quality content every day in its five spheres of MEDICA that reflect the latest trends and developments in the medical world. Targeted search functions enable exhibitors and visitors to the trade fair and interested parties to quickly and easily find the information that is relevant to them and stay up to date. MEDICA.de also offers an extensive service area ranging from exhibitor database with product catalogues, online matchmaking to a hotel search. This way, visitors to the trade fair can plan their trip and make the most of their time on site.

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MEDICA and COMPAMED: Medical technology business is profiting from strong appeal to international visitors

High proportion of decision-makers, unique variety of innovations and a high-calibre accompanying programme

Photo: Strong international visitor attendance at MEDICA + COMPAMED in Düsseldorf

After four days of business, MEDICA and COMPAMED in Düsseldorf delivered impressive confirmation that they are excellent platforms for the worldwide medical technology business and the top-level exchange of expert knowledge. From 13 to 16 November, the 5,372 exhibiting companies at MEDICA 2023 and their 735 counterparts at COMPAMED 2023 offered a total of 83,000 healthcare professionals (up from 81,000 in 2022) impressive proof that they know how to realise modern health care in doctors’ offices as well as clinics – from the supply of high-tech components to high-performance consumer products.

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PHYSIO TECH highlight tour

On the move at MEDICA 2023

PHYSIO TECH is one of the five Spheres of MEDICA. Smart applications and robotics have long since found their way into this field of medicine. In our highlight tour, we talk to some of the exhibitors.

The five spheres of MEDICA!

In order to provide the MEDICA community with information throughout the year, we present our five spheres of MEDICA.

Discover thematically prepared news, background articles, interviews, statements, video reports or photo series from the healthcare industry and medical technology.

MED TECH & DEVICES

Reports, interviews, news and videos about imaging and diagnostics / medical equipment and devices.

Experience the sphere "MED TECH & DEVICES"

DIGITAL HEALTH

Reports, interviews, news and videos about IT systems and IT solutions.

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LAB & DIAGNOSTICS

Reports, interviews, news and videos about laboratory equipment and diagnostics.

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PHYSIO TECH

Reports, interviews, news and videos about physiotherapy and orthopaedic technology.

Experience the sphere "PHYSIO TECH"

DISPOSABLES

Reports, interviews, news and videos about disposables.

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COMPAMED

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Latest news from the five MEDICA spheres

Image: Scanning electron microscopy, 30,000x magnification, colored: Even distribution of the antimicrobial coating on the textile fibers; Copyright: Empa

Antimicrobial hospital curtains - Bacteria, stay out!

A coating process can be used to treat fabrics in such a way that bacterial and viral pathogens are killed or inhibited in their growth. In hospitals, the coated textiles could be used in future as antimicrobial curtains between patient beds, for example.

Image: A male radiologist presses the MRI button to examine the female patient and look at the camera; Copyright: anatoliy_gleb

Imaging: new approaches for medical diagnostics

Imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT) or positron emission tomography (PET) are indispensable today for the diagnosis and localization of many diseases. A newly developed procedure now enables PET to be used specifically on the basis of changes in the human genome.

Image: Close-up shot of hearing researcher Yanjing Luo wearing a mask and gown. She holds the ear canal implant in her hand; Copyright: Desktop Health

MHH produces world’s first patient-specific implants with drug release

For the first time, the ENT clinic at Hannover Medical School (MHH) has provided an adult patient with a customized implant for the external auditory canal featuring drug release benefits.

Image: An older man and his granddaughter look at a photo album together on a couch; Copyright: bialasiewicz

Parkinson's: New hope when treatment options seem exhausted

As Parkinson's disease progresses, more invasive therapies are used that require brain surgery, for example. When these no longer deliver the desired results, physicians often conclude that treatment options are exhausted.

Image: Follow-up examination: Professor Duncker checks whether the implanted device is working.; Copyright: Karin Kaiser / MHH

New device against sudden cardiac death

Hannover Heart Rhythm Center at MHH implants Germany's first innovative defibrillator with an electrode under the sternum.

Image: At the pilot plant, a 3D printer builds the scaffold from the composite material; Copyright: BellaSeno

Bioactive composite supports healing of broken bones

A broken bone failing to heal represents an enormous burden for patients. Fraunhofer researchers have worked alongside partners to develop a composite material to be used in the treatment of such non-union cases. The resulting implant is designed to significantly improve treatment success rates and speed up the healing process.

Image: A medical van with “Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit” written on it; Copyright: NewYork-Presbyterian

Mobile stroke units increase odds of averting stroke

Receiving a clot-busting drug in an ambulance-based mobile stroke unit (MSU) increases the likelihood of averting strokes and complete recovery compared with standard hospital emergency care.

Image: Close-up of a human gray blue eye; Copyright: David Callahan

Eye implant may be used to treat diabetes

Researchers in Sweden have developed a microscale device for implantation in the eye, which presents new opportunities for cell-based treatment of diabetes and other diseases.

Image: Dr Bastian Schmack (left) and Professor Dr Arjang Ruhparwar demonstrate how the plastic bag of reBEAT encloses the heart; Copyright: Karin Kaiser / MHH

The most natural form of mechanical cardiac support?

On the road to gentler mechanical cardiac support, the cardiac surgery clinics of Hannover Medical School (MHH) and the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) have briefly implanted a novel, groundbreaking circulatory support system in the first five people with advanced heart failure in the world.

Image: Professor Duncker stands in front of a screen and shows the new electrodeless pacemaker; Copyright: Karin Kaiser / MHH

Cardiology: novel pacemaker without electrodes

The Department of Cardiology and Angiology at Hannover Medical School (MHH) is one of the first hospitals in Germany to offer implantation of the new innovative AVEIR VR pacemaker.

Image: A doctor examines the abdominal cavity with an ultrasound probe; Copyright: Colourbox

Ultrasound: special probes improve imaging in obese patients

A new study conducted at the University of Leipzig Medical Center and supported by the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) shows that obesity affects the quality of ultrasound scans of the liver and kidneys.

Image: In the study, the researchers investigated the thymus using CT at the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization; Copyright: Charlotte Perhammar/Linköping University

CT scan can reveal immune system ageing

With age, the glandular tissue in the thymus is replaced by fat, but, according to a new study from Linköping University, the rate at which this happens is linked to sex, age and lifestyle factors.

Image: Elderly gentleman lies on CT scanner with his head to the camera; Copyright: imagesourcecurated

Smarter CT scans may approach the level of MRI

In certain cases, a new method can provide as much information from brain images taken with computed tomography (CT) as images captured with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Image: Bone removal with laser and visual control using OCT; Copyright: LZH

Laser and OCT to facilitate spinal canal stenosis surgery

Researchers at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) aim to simplify the surgery for spinal canal stenosis.

Image: Empty hospital bed with partition in a clinic; Copyright: davidpradoperucha

Sustainability: What is the carbon footprint of a hospital bed?

Researchers from the University of Waterloo completed the first-ever assessment of a Canadian hospital to reveal its total environmental footprint and specific carbon emission hotspots.

Image: A blue 3d printed wrist splint on a hand; Copyright: Courtesy of Faraz Faruqi and Stefanie Mueller

AI-driven tool to personalize 3D-printable models

MIT researchers developed a generative-AI-driven tool that enables the user to add custom design elements to 3D models without compromising the functionality of the fabricated objects. A designer could utilize this tool, called Style2Fab, to personalize 3D models of objects using only natural language prompts to describe their desired design.

Image: A close-up of a hand holding a premature baby in the incubator; Copyright: wirestock

Premature infants: early detection of vascular disease

Dr. Anne Hilgendorff’s team from Helmholtz Munich and the LMU University Hospital developed a non-invasive method with no need for sedation using MR imaging to detect early signs of vascular disease associated with chronic pulmonary impairment in premature infants, offering new avenues for risk stratification and potential prevention of complications later in life.

Image: Ultrasound technology is used in the transcranial ultrasound stimulation laboratory by a woman and a man on a female patient; Copyright: University of Plymouth

Targeted ultrasound can change brain functions for up to an hour

A study published in Nature Communications suggests transcranial ultrasound stimulation can be used in a targeted way to change specific types of activity within the brain for up to an hour after intervention.

Image: A sign with the word Triage Room at the emergency entrance of a hospital or medical clinic; Copyright: ThamKC

AI-powered triage platform could aid future viral outbreak response

A team of researchers from Yale University and other institutions globally has developed an innovative patient triage platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that the researchers say is capable of predicting patient disease severity and length of hospitalization during a viral outbreak.

Image: Woman and man in white coats stand in front of an emergency clinic and pose for the camera; Copyright: Axel Kirchhof | UKE

Modifiable risk factors responsible for half of cardiovascular diseases

Scientists of the Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium have proven that the five classic cardiovascular risk factors overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, and diabetes mellitus are directly connected to more than half of all cardiovascular diseases worldwide.

Image: Close up of yellow electrodes; Copyright: drazenphoto

Electrotherapy without surgery is possible

Researchers at Lund University and Gothenburg University have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes that can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems.

Image: In the picture you can see a lotus leaf with water two hands in gloves and the product. ; Copyright: National University of Singapore

Nature-inspired pressure sensing technology aims to transform healthcare and surgical robots

NUS researchers have developed 'eAir', an innovative pressure sensor inspired by the lotus leaf effect. This sensor could revolutionize minimally invasive surgeries by providing tactile feedback to surgeons and improve patient experiences in monitoring intracranial pressure. Its unique design enhances precision and reliability, potentially transforming various medical applications.

Image: Diagram of a brain, with brain areas marked in colour; Copyright: MPI CBS

The anatomy of memory: new mnemomic networks discovered in the brain

Using a novel approach of precision neuroimaging and high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), neuroscientists and physicists at MPI CBS in Leipzig (Germany) and anatomist Menno Witter from the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Trondheim (Norway) have now ventured into the depths of the human memory system.

Image: A doctor palpates a patient's lymph nodes in the examination room; Copyright: Wavebreakmedia

Study: Fluidity predicts aggressiveness of cancerous tumours

Researchers discovered that the consistency of a tumor can have a decisive influence on the further course of cancer.

Image: A woman sits on the bed and holds her stomach in pain; Copyright: YuriArcursPeopleimages

AI could shorten the diagnostic journey of millions suffering from endometriosis

The quality of life of millions suffering from endometriosis – a painful disease where sensitive tissue grows outside of the uterus – could be improved by a new artificial intelligence (AI) system with technology developed by the University of Adelaide in South Australia, in partnership with researchers from the University of Surrey.

Image: A man with gray curly hair, posing in jeans and a sweatshirt in a passageway; Copyright: Tomáš Belloň / IOCB Prague

Computer model of the ear may help to improve cochlear implants

Professor Pavel Jungwirth and his colleagues from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the cochlear implant company MED-EL, based in Austria, have come up with a complete computer model of the ear. It can be used to simulate hearing of mammals including humans from the outer ear all the way to the auditory nerve.

Image: A female doctor in a white coat sits at a desk and uses a smartphone; Copyright: jm_video

Mindable App approved for the treatment of panic disorders and claustrophobia

A team led by Dr. Thomas Lang, psychology professor at Constructor University, has developed an app that patients can use to bridge waiting times to receive therapy.

Image: 3D simulation of an active material in a geometric shape resembling a dividing cell; Copyright: Singh et al. Physics of Fluids (2023) / MPI-CBG

New computer code for mechanics of tissues and cells in three dimensions

Open-source supercomputer algorithm predicts patterning and dynamics of living materials and enables studying their behavior in space and time.

Image: A woman in a green jacket with brown hair sits in front of a screen and smiles into the camera; Copyright: University of the Basque Country

Models that predict poor clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients

Factors associated with hospital admissions, ICU stays and mortality in patients who have had SARS-CoV-2 are identified, and clinical prediction rules are developed.

Image: A man in a wheelchair uses a mirror therapy app via tablet; Copyright: Routine Health GmbH

PAMELA – Prevention and management of phantom limb pain via app

The loss of an arm or leg has a huge impact on quality of life. In addition to the restrictions that an amputation means for daily activities, those affected often suffer from phantom pain, which is difficult to treat.

Image: Portrait photo of Stefanie Brückner. A woman with brown hair in a striped shirt; Copyright: Anja Stübner, EKFZ für Digitale Gesundheit

Informed consent to the use of personal health data

Millions of people worldwide use health and wellness applications to record health-related parameters such as symptoms, step count or heart rate in their everyday lives. This citizen-generated health data provides previously unknown information about a person's experience of illness and health.

Image: A group photo consisting of eleven people in front of a white wall. A confirmation of project funding is held in the camera; Copyright: HIPS

Strengthening of drug bioinformatics at the Saarbrücken site

In the context of the tenure negotiations for Drug Bioinformatics Professor Olga Kalinina, the Klaus Faber Foundation is providing €100,000 to the "bioINFpro" project, thereby enabling her long-term stay at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) and Saarland University.

Image: Duarte Dias explains the Agwearcare technology in the final event of the project. He stands in a room next to a dummy; Copyright: INESC TEC

How can wearables help to protect farmers well-being

The AgWearCare project resorts to wearables to collect and digitalise data, supporting agricultural tasks and preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Image: The SmartID counterfeit-proof barcode system on a smartphone; Copyright: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

MEDICA 2023: Checking for counterfeit medication using a smartphone

The SmartID counterfeit-proof barcode system means anyone can use a smartphone to check a product is genuine, provided the manufacturer uses SmartID.

Image: Background image of modern computer equipment with CT brain scans on screens at workplace; Copyright: seventyfourimages

MEDICA 2023: Simple and enhanced analysis and visualization of medical image data

A team of researchers from Kaiserslautern and Leipzig is working on a system that automatically analyses and visualises medical data, including their uncertainties.

Image: A person wearing white disposable gloves examines a woman's back with a magnifying glass; Copyright: Medical University of Vienna

Skin cancer diagnoses using AI are as reliable as those made by medical experts

An Austrian-Australian research team led by dermatologist Harald Kittler from MedUni Vienna investigated the extent to which diagnosis and therapy of pigmented skin lesions benefit from it in a realistic clinical scenario.

Image: Man with long hair and olive green sweater posing: Kristian Franze with brain model; Copyright: Stephan Spangenberg

UNFOLD research project receives prestigious ERC Synergy Grant

Physicist and veterinarian Prof. Dr. Kristian Franze, Director at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) and Director of the Institute for Medical Physics and Microtissue Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant.

Image: Close-up of a vaccination on a woman's arm; Copyright: gpointstudio

Coronavirus: Model can predict the evolution of new variants

An international research team from the University of Cologne and the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai (New York) has developed a model that predicts the likely evolution of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Image: Icons of networks and contacts between people and groups on yellow and orange surfaces; Copyright: wirestock

Collective intelligence can reduce medical misdiagnoses

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, the Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC), and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology developed a collective intelligence approach to increase the accuracy of medical diagnoses.

Image: Two men stand in a server room and look into the camera equipped with a fisheye lens; Copyright: Linköping University

A step towards AI-based precision medicine

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed an AI-based method applicable to various medical and biological issues. Their models can for instance accurately estimate people’s chronological age and determine whether they have been smokers or not.

Image: Example of ChatGPT response; despite asking the ChatGPT the exact same questions about orthopedic symptoms, the ChatGPT offered different diagnoses on different days; Copyright: TMDU

Can ChatGPT diagnose a condition?

A research group led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) finds that when common orthopedic symptoms are given, ChatGPT’s diagnosis and recommendations are inconsistent.

Image: The patch with sensors, electronics and battery; Copyright: Fraunhofer IZM / Volker Mai

ECG with a patch: APPLAUSE European collaborative project successfully completed

Researchers from Fraunhofer IZM, together with 31 partners from industry and research, have developed a stretchable and wireless patch that can be used to make it possible to conduct diagnostically relevant cardiac monitoring in everyday life.

Image: A man in a suit, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens, posing in a bright hallway; Copyright: BIPS

White paper: improving record linkage for health research

In Germany, it is currently difficult to link health data from different sources. The Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS is now presenting a white paper on this topic.

Image: Female doctor searches patient information from the medical records system using a computer; Copyright: Yulia_Panova

ScPoli enables multi-scale representations of cells and samples

Computer scientists at Helmholtz Munich developed a generative model named ScPoli that performs data integration of high-quality large-scale datasets of single cells.

Image: Fraunhofer IPA’s experimental hybrid operating theatre in Mannheim; Copyright: Fraunhofer IPA

Research project DAIOR: Distributed artificial intelligence for the OR

A research team of scientists has jointly launched the DAIOR project ("Distributed Artificial Intelligence for the Operating Room"). Within the framework of the project, the project partners are working on realizing the operating room (OR) of the future with help of artificial intelligence (AI) and robot assisted telemedicine.

Image: Close up: A new wearable sensor to monitor glucose levels in sweat; Copyright: Kate Myers/Penn State

Wearable sensor for continuous analysis of sweat

Continuous monitoring of sweat can reveal valuable information about human health, such as the body’s glucose levels. However, wearable sensors previously developed for this purpose have been lacking, unable to withstand the rigors or achieve the specificity needed for continuous monitoring, according to Penn State researchers.

Image: Photo of a car interior. A man sits behind the wheel and operates a screen; Copyright: Fraunhofer IDMT/Anika Bödecker

Vital data: the whole body on the radar

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT in Oldenburg have developed a new method for collecting and analyzing vital signs from the human body by using radar.

Image: Mammography snapshot of a patient's breasts on the monitor with mammography test; Copyright: ORION_production

AI model to improve accuracy of breast cancer tumor removal

A new clinical and research partnership has created an AI model that can predict whether or not cancerous tissue has been fully removed from the body during breast cancer surgery.

Image: Dartmouth computer science professor Temiloluwa Prioleau holds a type of wearable glucose monitor that provided data for the study; Copyright: Photo courtesy of Temiloluwa Prioleau

Wearable devices show who may need more help managing diabetes

A new Dartmouth study in the journal Science Advances suggests that how well people with diabetes manage their blood sugar depends on their experience with the condition and their overall success in controlling their glucose levels, as well as on the season and time of day.

Image: Doctor sits at a laptop and points at the screen with a pen; Copyright: paegagz

Algorithm to predict disease relapses

A University of Texas at Arlington research team has received a $450,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to use statistical machine learning to review patient data and better predict which patients will need additional treatments.

Image: An artist’s impression of a GELECTO machine interacting with biological cells via sending and reading of electrical and biochemical signals; Copyright: Leibniz-IPF, Ivan Minev

New era of cyborganics – Prof. Ivan Minev receives ERC Consolidator Grant

Over the next five years, the ERC will provide two million euro of funding for the development of a new class of electronic components that consist almost entirely of water and could make the interface between biological tissue and machine seamless.

Image: Anatomical model of human pancreatitis; Copyright: JoPanwatD

Pancreas: nanoparticles for optimized cancer therapy

Researchers from Göttingen and Karlsruhe have developed a new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer. The innovative method promises to be able to treat the disease in a more targeted way and with fewer side effects in the future. The therapy is now to be optimized for clinical application as quickly as possible.

Image: Rebecca Richards-Kortum smiles at the camera in a lab; Copyright: Brandon Martin/Rice University

Affordable global health technologies for early cancer detection

A Rice University-led collaboration from three continents has won up to a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a premier research center in the Texas Medical Center to develop affordable, effective point-of-care (POC) technologies that improve early cancer detection in low-resource settings in the United States and other countries.

Image: Three men stand in the UCD Conway Institute; Copyright: Vincent Hoban, University College Dublin

World’s first commercial deployment of novel soft X-ray microscope

SiriusXT Ltd, an Irish technology SME, announced the world’s first commercial deployment of the SXT-100, the company’s unique table-top Soft X-ray Microscope with applications in disease research and the drug discovery process, at the UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research at University College Dublin.

Image: Image of fluorescently labeled nanoparticles (pink) in human colon cancer cells (green) 24 hours after addition to cell culture; Copyright: umg/Dr. Dolma Choezom

Project CANACO: better imaging-based and targeted therapy of colon cancer

The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) is coordinating the development of a new nanoparticle-based method for the personalized therapy of patients suffering from colon cancer.

Image: Symbolic image: colored contrasting lines in blue and violet on a white background; Copyright: alexlucru123

Novel nanoparticles could serve as contrast agents

Special nanoparticles could one day improve modern imaging techniques. Developed by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the properties of these unique nanoparticles change in reaction to heat.

Image: 3D illustration of red and elongated Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Copyright: iLexx

Why tuberculosis bacteria form long chains

A researcher team from Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne led by Dr. Vivek Thacker now group leader at the Department of Infectious Diseases at Heidelberg University Hospital have studied why tuberculosis bacteria form long strands and how this affects their infectivity.

Image: Diagram of synapse formation: Glowing protein shows the development of synaptic vesicles; Copyright: Barth van Rossum, FMP

Microscopy and fluorescence show how synapses are formed

How are synapses formed, those points of contact that allow the transmission of information from one neuron to the other? Working with an international team, researchers from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) have now uncovered a crucial mechanism and elucidated the identity of the axonal transport vesicles that generates synapses.

Image: “Organ-on-chip” symbol image. Close-up of a biochip on a black background; Copyright: NMI

Menopause: leveraging organ-on-chip technology for new insights

Addressing the impact of female menopause on dynamic resilience and exploring preventive and therapeutic strategies is the aim of an international and interdisciplinary research group led by Prof. Dr. Peter Loskill from the NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute and the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

Image: A patient on the examination table. Three people in white coats stand next to it and look at an ultrasound image on the screen; Copyright: Karin Kaiser / MHH

Heart failure: new approaches for treatment shortly before or after birth

Researchers at MHH want to study the altered lipid metabolism in patients with pregnancy cardiomyopathy (PPCM) and find new biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy.

Image: Abstract virus blood cells; Copyright: Malmö University

New sensors could replace current infection testing

New technology could pave the way to a future of rapid testing in hospitals and at home for both covid and urinary tract infection. It could also be used to keep track of blood sugar levels during operations and wireless monitoring of various bacterial infections.

Image: Close-up of a Covid test tube; Copyright: stetphotos

Rapid electronic diagnostic test for infectious diseases

A new molecular test for bacteria and viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 has been developed by scientists at the University of Surrey, as they warn that the world needs to be prepared for the next pandemic.

Image: The MinION device connected to a computer. The screen shows data from the evaluation; Copyright: Oxford Nanopore

Nanopore sequencing and DNA barcoding method gives hope of personalised medicine

With the ability to map dozens of biomarkers at once, a new method could transform testing for conditions including heart disease and cancer.

Image: Dr. Marina Dziuba in the laboratory with bacterial cultures to produce magnetic nanoparticles; Copyright: Christian Wißler/UBT

EXIST funding for bacterial magnetic nanoparticles

BioMagnetix uses bacterial magnetic nanoparticles as innovative materials for biomedical applications. The founding team aims to develop and continuously improve high-quality and highly functional magnetic nanoparticles for imaging techniques and therapeutic purposes, such as cancer treatment.

Image: Cellular Cartography - Charting the Sizes and Abundance of Our Body's Cells Reveals Mathematical Order Underlying Life; Copyright: MPIMIS

Cellular cartography: sizes and abundance revealed

An international team of scientists has created the first comprehensive index of human cells, mapping the sizes and abundance of all cell types across the entire body.

Image: Schematic structure of a sensor for the detection of viral pathogens; Copyright: TUD

Diagnostics: pioneering approaches for the detection of viral antigens

Scientists from the Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology at TU Dresden (TUD) have made considerable progress in the development of highly innovative solutions for the detection of viral pathogens in two studies they presented recently.

Image: Microscopy image and artistic representation of the CHOOSE system in a human brain organoid; Copyright: Knoblich Lab / IMBA-IMP Graphics

Autism: brain organoid shows genetic bases

Technology, developed by researchers from the Knoblich group at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Treutlein group at ETH Zurich, permits the identification of vulnerable cell types and gene regulatory networks that underlie autism spectrum disorders.

Image: Laboratory worker holds a test tube with blood samples in his hands, test tubes with biomaterial; Copyright: svitlanah

New blood marker can identify parkinsonian diseases

Is it possible that a single biomarker can detect all types of diseases related to dopamine deficiency in the brain? Yes, that's what a research group in Lund is discovering.

Image: Half-bald man with glasses in a dark jacket stands in the sunshine and smiles into the camera; Copyright: Ryan Hull

Pathogen detection through electronic detection of DNA nanoballs

Researchers at Karolinska Institute have developed a novel method using DNA Nanoballs to detect pathogens, aiming to simplify nucleic acid testing and revolutionize pathogen detection.

Image: Female engineer in laboratory clothing inspects a small circuit board; Copyright: wosunan

Microrobots: opportunities for cancer treatment and wound healing

A group of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed the world’s first microrobot (“microbot”) capable of navigating within groups of cells and stimulating individual cells.

Image: Man with dark hair, glasses and a checked shirt smiles into the camera against a gray and white background; Copyright: Peer Erfle/IMT

Microchips: better understand diseases like schizophrenia

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the recipients of its prestigious Starting Grants. Among them is a researcher from the Technical University of Braunschweig: Dr. Thomas Winkler will receive €1.5 million for his research on modular organ-on-chip technology to better understand neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.

Image: Blue immune cells wandering from bottom to top on a black background; Copyright: Jonna Alanko/Science Immunology

How immune cells migrate

When fighting disease, our immune cells need to reach their target quickly. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) now discovered that immune cells actively generate their own guidance system to navigate through complex environments.

Image: Nurse prepares patient for blood test; Copyright: seventyfourimages

New blood test gives very high accuracy to screen for Alzheimer’s disease

A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis, the most important and earliest pathology.

Image: The drawing of a liver on a white background; Copyright: Dt. Leberstiftung

Predicting severe liver disease with simple tools

A European consortium with the participation of the MHH is developing a new tool to determine the individual risk of liver fibrosis and liver cancer.

Image: A bald man in a white coat stands in a laboratory and looks over at other people; Copyright: Joakim Palmqvist

Advanced biosensors to detect tumors, viruses and bacterial diseases

Linnaeus University is partnering with industry and healthcare to develop advanced biosensors, investing SEK 35 million in a project aimed at faster and cost-effective diagnoses of aggressive lung cancer, viral, and bacterial diseases, potentially enabling self-testing at home.

Image: Kim Peper (in the middle) stands on the GyroTrainer board. Elisabeth Jensen (front left) determines the individual stiffness, right: Jan Lang; Copyright: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

GyroTrainer with AI: Individual back training machine

The GyroTrainer is an intelligent training device that resembles a balance board. It uses artificial intelligence to adjust the difficulty level to the individual patient’s current ability.

Image: Prosthesis: 3D-printed plastics polylactic acid and thermoplastic polyurethane. Each finger contains four parts held together by plastic pins; Copyright: University of Houston

3D printable prostheses to restore amputees' finger mobility

A groundbreaking, easy-to-use 3D printable finger prosthesis created by a recent University of Houston graduate could offer amputees a low-cost solution to restore finger functionality.

Image: Close-up of a sensor bracelet demonstrator; Copyright: Fraunhofer IBMT

Bidirectional control of prosthetic hands using ultrasonic sensors

Researchers at Fraunhofer are working as part of an EU research project to improve control of prosthetic hands down to individual fingers.

Image: Young girl does movement exercises with a tension band; Copyright: University of Jyväskylä

Cerebral Palsy: multicomponent exercise improves physical functioning in children and young adults

A new study carried out at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that an individually tailored exercise program improves motor function, muscle strength and joint mobility in children and young adults with CP.

Image: A woman sits on a prototype of an optimized office chair; Copyright: TU Dresden

Sensor and software to promote office staff’s physical activity

TU Dresden researchers have analyzed the mechanics of office chairs and developed a sensor that, in combination with a dedicated software, can in the future help employees move more and more consciously during office work.

Image: A device for monitoring arm movements, part of the post-stroke rehabilitation system; Copyright: KTU

AI-based system will help people after stroke

The joint study by Rytis Maskeliūnas, a researcher at Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Informatics (KTU IF), and Lithuanian researchers is focused on creating an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that aims to facilitate the rehabilitation process.

Image: Patient wearing a prosthetic arm directly attached to the skeleton and neuromuscular system; Copyright: Chalmers University of Technology

Bionic hand: surgical and engineering innovations enable unprecedented control

For the first time, a person with an arm amputation can manipulate each finger of a bionic hand as if it was his own. Thanks to revolutionary surgical and engineering advancements that seamlessly merge humans with machines, this breakthrough offers new hope and possibilities for people with amputations worldwide.

Image: Patient and doctor are looking at and discussing the x-ray of a spine; Copyright: Pressmaster

AI supports rehabilitation after spinal cord injury

An intelligent suit is hoped to significantly improve rehabilitation after a serious spinal cord injury. The AI-supported solution will be developed over the next three years by researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) working in collaboration with Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital.

Image: A man walks in a garden with an ankle exo suit on his lower left leg; Copyright: Biodesign Lab / Harvard SEAS

Ankle exosuit: more independence for post-stroke wearers

Designed for independent use in community settings, the new exosuit could help stroke survivors improve their gait outside of the lab and during their daily routines.

Image: Two men and a woman pose with the BIXEPS device; Copyright: National University of Singapore

Weekly magnetic muscle therapy improves mobility and lean body mass in older adults

A decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength and an increase in body fats are often associated with ageing. This trend could potentially be reversed by way of an innovative magnetic muscle therapy pioneered by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Image: The carrier of the ARM2U team, Kyle Briggs, competing with the prosthesis at a Cybathlon 2023 event; Copyright: BarcelonaTech (UPC)

Low-cost robotic arm created by students as an alternative to conventional prostheses

A low-cost robotic arm created by students as an alternative to conventional prostheses: The ARM2u biomedical engineering team, from the UPC’s Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB), is working on new functions for their low-cost 3D-printed transradial prosthesis.

Image: Elderly woman in physical rehabilitation with a dumbbell assisted by a physiotherapist; Copyright: bialasiewicz

Physical activity crucial for poststroke recovery

After a stroke, physical activity can be pivotal to successful recovery. People who spend four hours a week exercising after their stroke achieve better functional recovery within six months than those who do not, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

Image: ARC trial participant in active therapy: ARC Therapy is designed to deliver targeted, programmed spinal cord stimulation; Copyright: ONWARD Medical NV

Kick-off: new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network "ReWIRE"

Through ReWIRE, next-generation scientists will be trained to develop translational breakthrough therapeutic solutions for patients with paralysis caused by traumatic spinal cord injuries.

Image: An insole is made on a 3D printer; Copyright: Marco Binelli / ETH Zürich

3D-printed insoles measure sole pressure directly in the shoe

Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa and EPFL are developing a 3D-printed insole with integrated sensors that allows the pressure of the sole to be measured in the shoe and thus during any activity.

Image: Balance exercises outdoors. Mature woman standing on one leg exercising balance; Copyright: microgen

Poor balance may indicate changes in brain volume

In a study recently published in Gait & Posture, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed that the volume of the hippocampus is correlated with a measure of balance ability in healthy older people.

Image: old man falls to the ground and touches his forehead; Copyright: LightFieldStudios

Balance ability predicts cognitive impairment

In a study recently published in BMC Geriatrics, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have revealed a new measure of physical balance that could help to identify individuals who are at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD).

$Image: X-ray of the hip with a hip fracture; Copyright: Booyabazooka$

Mechanical stimulation could be used to prevent falls and strengthen muscles

Mechanical vibrations could help improve our muscles and our balance control, according to research at Aston University. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences have examined the effect of stimulation on muscle spindles which ‘speak’ to the central nervous system to help keep us upright and walk straight.

Image: Usability testing of the fixator with a bone; Copyright: Imperial College London

Affordable device for fixing broken bones piloted in Gaza, Sri Lanka and Ukraine

Imperial researchers have developed a low-cost, easy-to-manufacture stabiliser for broken bones to help in regions where such devices are expensive or in short supply and people sometimes resort to homemade options.

Image: A patient is examined and measured for seated knee extension speed, quadriceps strength, knee range of motion, and knee pain; Copyright: Osaka Metropolitan University

Total knee arthroplasty: Faster knee for better walking

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have revealed that knee extension velocity while seated is a stronger predictor of walking performance than muscle strength in elderly patients after their total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery.

Image: A young woman in a white shirt operates her bionic prosthetic arm; Copyright: StudioVK

A prosthetic limb that can read my mind

A team at FAU is investigating how intelligent prostheses can be improved. The idea is that interactive artificial intelligence will help the prostheses to recognize human intent better, to register their surroundings and to continue to develop and improve over time.

Image: A man in a white shirt sits on an office chair and holds his back in pain; Copyright: Markus Bernards

Treatment for back pain: 84 percent increase in success rate

Multimodal therapies should be promoted on a larger scale in the German healthcare system, in line with the National Disease Management Guidelines.

Image: Senior woman holding the hand of a doctor; Copyright: PantherMedia/Lighthunter

Rehab device enables stroke patients with arm disabilities to do more physical training

The GribAble device, created by researchers at Imperial College London and clinicians at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, consists of a lightweight electronic handgrip that interacts wirelessly with a standard PC tablet to enable the user to play arm-training games.

Image: Participant trains in the Ekso GT during an inpatient gait training session; Copyright: Kessler Foundation

High-dose gait training with robotic exoskeleton after acute stroke

Preliminary findings by Kessler researchers show that the use of a robotic exoskeleton during inpatient rehabilitation for acute stroke may improve function. Gait training in the robotic exoskeleton can provide high-dose therapy soon after stroke, when it is likely to have its maximal effect on functional ambulation.

Image: inexpensive do-it-yourself (DIY) “Corsi-Rosenthal Box” air purifier; Copyright: UConn photo

EPA testing shows the power of D-I-Y air filters to trap viruses

There is a low-cost way for you to protect yourself and reduce your risk of respiratory diseases such as flu, RSV, and COVID-19. Build yourself a Corsi-Rosenthal box (CR box) in 30 minutes with just $60 worth of common hardware store supplies.

Image: Close-up of a boy with a healed minor cut after surgical tape stitches; Copyright: ellinnur

Biomaterials: toolbox for the development of bioadhesives

The team of Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel, Chair of Biomaterials at the University of Bayreuth, has compiled a current overview of the state of research on protein-based bioadhesives.

Image: dr Jasmina Gačanin poses for the camera in a hallway; Copyright: Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung

Jasmina Gačanin investigates living biomaterials

Dr. Jasmina Gačanin, postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in the department of Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil, has been appointed as a “Peretti-Schmucker Fellow”.

Image: Symbolic photo: It shows a used CytoSorb® cartridge; Copyright: Karin Kaiser / MHH

Adsorber in blood purification: widely used, no proven benefit

Many hospitals use the adsorber CytoSorb to purify the blood of seriously ill patients in order to trap inflammatory substances and prevent the life-threatening cytokine storm. MHH researchers have now found in a meta-study that the treatment does not reduce mortality and may even cause harm.

Image: A scientist in lab uniform inspects a smooth surface; Copyright: StreetOncamara_From_Twenty20

NOVA project: next generation of antimicrobial coating technologies

Researchers develop and test highly efficient, environmentally friendly and stable antimicrobial (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal) coating technologies in the NOVA project.

Image: The hydrogel composite is demonstratively stretched by Alexandre Anthis; Copyright: Empa

Sensor patch for abdominal surgery

Researchers from Empa and ETH Zurich have developed a plaster with a sensor function to ensure that wounds in the abdomen remain tightly closed after an operation.

Image: Woman with glasses and gray-brown hair, Carole Planchette, stands by a pillar; Copyright: Fotogenia - Renate Trummer

Tissue Engineering: TU Graz revolutionises production of biocompatible microfibres

Using a newly developed method for the efficient and cost-effective production of biocompatible microfibres, the production of autologous skin and organs can be significantly accelerated. Responsible for the development are Carole Planchette and her team from TU Graz.

Image: The surface of a door handle is cleaned with disinfectant; Copyright: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum

Hygiene: monkeypox viruses relatively stable on surfaces

A study conducted by the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has shown that temperature is a major factor in this process: at room temperature, a monkeypox virus that is capable of replicating can survive on a stainless steel surface for up to eleven days, and at four degrees Celsius for up to a month.

Image: Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel and Vanessa Trossmann in a laboratory for the microscopic examination of cell structures; Copyright: UBT / Chr. Wißler.

Regenerative medicine: cell-specific properties of novel spider silk materials

Materials made of spider silk can be specifically modified or processed in such a way that living cells of a certain type adhere to them, grow and proliferate. This has been discovered by researchers at the University of Bayreuth under the direction of Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel.

Image: Daniel Aili, professor at the Department of Physics, man with brown hair and glasses, smiles at the camera; Copyright: Magnus Johansson

Wound dressing reveals infection

A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of infection without interfering with the healing process has been developed by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden.

Image: A smart bandage rests on a gloved finger.; Copyright: Caltech

‘Smart’ bandages monitor wounds and provide targeted treatment

Most of the time, when someone gets a cut, scrape, burn, or other wound, the body takes care of itself and heals on its own. But this is not always the case. Diabetes can interfere with the healing process and create wounds that will not go away and that could become infected and fester.

Image: Newborn baby lies on his stomach in an incubator; Copyright: mvaligursky

Incubators: method to reduce alcohol absorbed from disinfectants used

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba showed the association between the concentration of evaporated alcohol from alcohol-based disinfectants used for incubators and the amount of alcohol absorbed by premature infants.

Image: Pipette adding sample to stem cell cultures growing in pots for stem cell implantation; Copyright: imagesourcecurated

Electrodes grown in the brain – paving the way for future therapies for neurological disorders

The boundaries between biology and technology are becoming blurred. Researchers at Linköping, Lund, and Gothenburg universities in Sweden have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue using the body’s molecules as triggers. The result, published in the journal Science, paves the way for the formation of fully integrated electronic circuits in living organisms.

Image: Xing Xie is holding holding a chip in close up; Copyright: Georgia Tech

New ultrafast water disinfection method is more environmentally friendly

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have found a way to use small shocks of electricity to disinfect water, reducing energy consumption, cost, and environmental impact.

Image: A man in a white coat and with safety goggles, Hongji Yan, holds a test tube in his hand and is looking at the camera; Copyright: Vaibhav Srivastava

Mucus-based gel improves bone graft results, promotes healing

Molecules from mucus can be used to produce synthetic bone graft material and help with the healing of larger bone loss, a new study found.

Image: A white electrospun Renacer membrane (5 x 5 cm) on a black background; Copyright: Fraunhofer ISC

Bioresorbable membrane for healing internal and external wounds

Fraunhofer researchers have succeeded in using the bioresorbable silica gel Renacer to produce an electrospun membrane that is neither cytotoxic to cells nor genotoxic.

Image: A woman with black hair in a white coat sits in a research laboratory and operates a microscope; Copyright: wichayada69

Funding to produce biodegradable antiviral and antibacterial materials

A new junior research group at Freie Universität Berlin, which will investigate the production of biodegradable antiviral and antibacterial materials, with one of the goals of synthesis being new alternatives to conventional antibiotics, will receive a total budget of more than 1.8 million euros from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) over the next five years.

Image: Close-up of the healing process of a corneal ulcer, postoperative results in vivo; Copyright: POSTECH

Treating cornea ulcers with diagnostic light instead of corneal transplantation

Recently, a Korean joint research team from POSTECH-KKU has developed a new tissue adhesive that restores the damaged cornea by simply filling it and exposing it to light.

Image: The doctor treats the wound on the patient's leg in a clinic room; Copyright: Okrasyuk

Wound care: New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance

A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden are presenting a new spray that can kill even antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and that can be used for wound care and directly on implants and other medical devices.

Image: A contact lens prototype that is specially designed to prevent contact lens-induced dry eye.; Copyright: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation

Contact lenses to treat dry eye syndrome

A collaborative team from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has developed a contact lens prototype that is specifically designed to prevent contact lens-induced dry eye (CLIDE).

Image: Top view of FFP2 class clean face mask on blue background; Copyright: Photology75

Radon: Face masks reduce radiation exposure

Researchers from the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung now have proven in a paper published in the “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” that face masks - both FFP2 and surgical masks - strongly reduce lung exposure and thus the dose.

Image: Microscopic image: The picture shows a textile fiber with salt crystals (light blue) and viruses around 100 nanometers in size (green); Copyright: Empa

Watching viruses fail

Using a new analytical method, Empa researchers have tracked viruses as they pass through face masks and compared their failure on the filter layers of different types of masks.

Image: A man with brown hair in a white coat, Ángel Serrano Aroca, smiles at the camera; Copyright: Asociación RUVID

Biomaterial capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections

Researchers from the Bioengineering and Biomaterials Laboratory of Universidad Católica de Valencia (UCV) have developed a new porous material capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections at the same time.

Image: An employee in protective clothing holds a piece of non-woven fabric in his hand and examines it; Copyright: Freudenberg Performance Materials

ProQuIV optimizes the production of nonwoven masks

Producing infection control clothing requires a lot of energy and uses lots of material resources. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a technology which helps to save materials and energy when producing nonwovens.

Image: A woman with long blonde hair and black glasses smiles at the camera - Anna Rising, research group leader; Copyright: Lena Holm

Scientists develop gel made from spider silk proteins for biomedical applications

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have discovered that spider silk proteins can be fused to biologically active proteins and be converted into a gel at body temperature.

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