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Medical Technology

What's new in medical technology related to living forever? Although it will be the underlying biotechnology that cures ageing, we'll need plenty of new technology along the way to apply new treatments and to keep us healthy.

Click the links below for news and information on specific subjects as as big data (using AI to diagnose disease), nanobots (precision guided drug delivery) and robotic surgery (not as exciting as it sounds... yet).

Read more about: 3D Printing, Big Data, Digital Health, Digital Modeling, Laboratory Automation, Nanobots, Personalised Medicine, Precision Medicine, Robotic Surgery, Synthetic Biology.

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Under the pillow device uses brainwave patterns to prompt good sleep

Deep Medicine

Amazon

In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help

Breath of Health (BOH)

Artificial intelligence company for early disease detection

Deep Longevity

AI to track the rate of ageing at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, system, physiological, and psychological levels

Plenty of Room for Biology at the Bottom: An Introduction to Bionanotechnology

Amazon

The book that takes the reader from the fundamentals of nanobiology to the most advanced applications written by Ehud Gazit

The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology

Amazon

The book gives an exhaustive treatment of the biophysical properties of vesicles written by Pier Luigi Luisi

Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE

Prize given to development of a Tricorder device that diagnoses 13 health conditions and captures vital signs

CeGaT

Biotechnology company providing genetic diagnostics and NGS services

Greg Fahy

World expert in organ cryopreservation, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder at Intervene Immune

Nokia Sensing Xchallenge

Prize given to sensing technology developed for any of the principal medical sensing domains

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Medical Technology Blog Posts

Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65
04-Feb-2021

Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65

Comparison of UK mail and clinic tests, plus a review of the Medichecks test

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
25-Jan-2021

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?

Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?

Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)
03-Jan-2017

Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)

Has a clever Autodoc chamber to diagnosis treat disease - would be surprising if it couldn't reverse ageing too by then

Warts precision medicine got to do with it?
04-Aug-2015

Warts precision medicine got to do with it?

Skin growth as an example of where early diagnosis could save money, and put patients' minds at rest

Virtual Bodies are Accelerating Research and Diagnostics
21-Jul-2015

Virtual Bodies are Accelerating Research and Diagnostics

A quick summary of projects trying to recreate cells, tissues and organs in silico

Recent News

FDA grants approval for Neuralink to proceed with human trials

BBC - 26-May-2023

Neuralink's implants will still require extensive testing to overcome technical and ethical issues

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Artificial Intelligence assists in discovery of potent antibiotic to combat superbugs

BBC - 25-May-2023

AI scrutinized a list of 6,680 compounds, ultimately shortlisting potential antibiotics in under two hours

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AI model shows promise in speeding up cancer detection and diagnosis

The Guardian - 30-Apr-2023

Potential to fast-track patients to treatment and streamline CT scan analysis

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Revolutionary bio-inspired molecules accelerate bone healing: a breakthrough for regenerative medicine

TU Dresden (University of Technology) - 28-Apr-2023

Novel molecules enhance bone regeneration in mice by 50%, paving the way for treatments for bone fractures and related conditions

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AI chatbot outperforms doctors in written advice quality and empathy

The Guardian - 28-Apr-2023

ChatGPT demonstrates potential for assisting healthcare professionals in drafting patient communications, but caution advised

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