Ed Boyden and MIT colleagues have developed a robotic system capable of monitoring specific neurons. An algorithm based on multiple image processing methods analyzes microscope images and guides a robotic arm to within 25...
Google has introduced a new depression screening feature. When the word “depression” is used in search, mobile users are offered a PHQ-9 questionnaire, which recognizes symptoms. A “Knowledge Panel” containing information and potential treatments appears...
In a recent study, Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui and Keith Black at Cedars-Sinai used a retina scan to detect amyloid-beta deposits, a predictor of Alzheimer’s disease, up to 20 years before symptoms. 16 Alzheimer’s patients drank...
Anant Madabhushi and Case Western colleagues have used machine learning to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease via imaging data in a small study. The goal is early intervention, which could potentially extend independence. 149 patients were...
MGH’s Brian Edlow and colleagues have completed a small study showing the efficacy of using fMRI and EEG in ICU TBI patients to detect consciousness. Previous research has suggested that up to 40% of conscious...
Apple has been granted a patent for phone technology using a front-facing camera and light, proximity, and multiple sensors to measure body fat, heart rate, circulation, blood pressure, and breathing, as well as emotional state via...
Karius‘s next-generation sequencing detects fragments of 1250 microbes from a single blood draw. Identifying microbial cell-free DNA from bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa can facilitate the rapid diagnosis of infectious disease. Current diagnostics only...
MRI, disrupted. Mary Lou Jepsen’s background in consumer electronics, computers, TV, VR, wearables, healthcare and software at Google x, Facebook, and Oculus has led to the creation of Openwater — a company that will...
Disney Research’s Magic Bench is a mixed-reality technology that lets multiple users interact with animated characters, with out headsets or handheld devices. When seated on the Magic Bench, one sees a mirrored image on...