Hologram-assisted surgery reduces risk of facial paralysis
BBC - 23-Dec-2024Susannah Morgan was the first to undergo this surgery in Scotland
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 in Healthcare, AI in Healthcare, Assistive Technology, Digital Health, Digital Modeling, Laboratory Automation, Nanobots, Personalised Medicine, Precision Medicine, Robotic Surgery, Synthetic Biology.
Medical Technology News
New machine called XPS system helps keep lungs alive outside the body for transplant
BBC - 23-Dec-2024This technology reduces waiting times for people needing lung transplants
CMR Surgical introduces ultrasonic dissector for robotic surgeries
Business Weekly - 19-Dec-2024It helps surgeons perform complex surgeries with greater precision
Vandria’s VNA-318 enters clinical trials for treating age-related diseases
Vandria - 18-Dec-2024Early tests have shown VNA-318 could improve brain function and reduce brain cell damage
Medical Technology Resources
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Zeez
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Under the pillow device uses brainwave patterns to prompt good sleep
CeraThrive
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First FDA-listed device to support the Gut-Brain Axis with photobiomodulation
The Future You
Harry Glorikian writing about how Artificial Intelligence can help you get healthier, stress less, and live longer
Longevity Summit Dublin 2025
02-Jul-2025
The aim is to explore a crucial question: What does the future of ageing look like? (Dublin, Ireland)
24-Jan-2024
Meet the Omes
The biology of ageing looks at way more than just the genome and microbiome - here's 20 to start with!
26-Oct-2023
Oxford Immune Algorithmics developing AI-driven precision medicine for all – site visit report
Algocyte platform uses algorithmic inverse problem solving to aid clinicians in their diagnosis
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
25-Jan-2021
Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?
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Assistive Technology, Augmented Reality (AR), Automated Specimen Monitoring, Autonomous Research, Biobatteries, Biomechanics, Bioprocessing, Bioreactor, Biotechnology, Blood test, Brain Implants, Care Robots, Cleaning Robots, Clinical Chatbots, Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS), Colonoscopy, Companion Robots, CT Scan, Deep Brain Stimulation, Diagnostics
