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Faster, more sensitive lung cancer detection from a blood draw
  1. Faster, more sensitive lung cancer detection from a blood draw

    Capturing nanoscale ‘packages’ that cancer cells send out, twisting gold nanoparticles use light to distinguish healthy patients from lung cancer patients.

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  2. Versatile knee exo for safer lifting

    Helping out the quad muscles kept study participants lifting safely despite fatigue, with an algorithm that smoothly shifts between lifting and carrying tasks.

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  3. Spatial atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution will bolster reproductive research

    Most human oocytes never get a chance to mature into eggs—a new study sheds light on why.

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  4. First atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution is a step toward artificial ovary

    Most human oocytes never get a chance to mature into eggs—a new study sheds light on why.

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  5. Targeting multiple COVID variants through the twist in the spike protein

    Particles that gum up the keys that the virus uses to enter cells could one day be an effective COVID treatment whenever vaccines and other treatments fall short.

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  6. Widely used AI tool for early sepsis detection may be cribbing doctors’ suspicions

    When using only data collected before patients with sepsis received treatments or medical tests, the model’s accuracy was no better than a coin toss.

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  7. U-M team receives NIH grant for collaborative research to speed ARDS diagnosis

    University of Michigan researchers examine if molecular compounds in exhaled breath could lead to improved diagnosis and tracking of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

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  8. Better prosthetics: $3M to develop more natural robotic leg control

    An effort to create a control model that moves seamlessly between different activities like standing, walking and climbing stairs is renewed by the National Institutes of Health.

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  9. Clinicians could be fooled by biased AI, despite explanations

    Regulators pinned their hopes on clinicians being able to spot flaws in explanations of an AI model’s logic, but a study suggests this isn’t a safe approach.

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  10. Tracking radiation treatment in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy 

    The ability to accurately detect where X-rays land and in what dose could reduce the collateral damage from radiation therapy.

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