Faster method spots anatomy to protect from radiation

CT scans help guide radiation therapy toward tumors, not healthy parts. A new deep-learning method speeds up the process of finding that anatomy.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 8, 2019 ~2 min

AI boosts clarity of laser-based imaging tech

Artificial intelligence could clear up pictures taken with a relatively new technology, optoacoustic imaging, that uses lasers to peek under the skin.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Oct. 3, 2019 ~6 min


WiFi system identifies people through walls by their walk

A system called XModal-ID can use video of a person walking and determine whether that same person is behind a wall using WiFi and their unique movement.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Oct. 1, 2019 ~5 min

Invention uses nanoparticles to track chemo in the body

Is a dose of chemotherapy too much or too little? Is it going to the tumor or a vital organ? A new invention promises better monitoring.

Layne Cameron-Michigan State • futurity
Sept. 26, 2019 ~3 min

MRI marker better predicts progression of multiple sclerosis

Atrophied brain lesion volume is the only MRI marker to predict which cases of MS will progress to the more severe form of the disease, research finds.

Ellen Goldbaum-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 25, 2019 ~4 min

Ultrasound ‘flaw’ could give us better bone scans

Researchers are turning the problem with ultrasound into a perk: a potential way to assess osteoporosis risk and treatment.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Sept. 17, 2019 ~4 min

Swapping 1 atom lets visible light trigger fluorescent dyes

Scientists have created a single-atom switch for turning the fluorescent dyes used in biological imaging on and off.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Sept. 9, 2019 ~3 min

Phone and paper detect norovirus with tiny beads

It only takes 10 particles of norovirus to cause seriously unpleasant digestive distress. Here's a new way to detect them.

U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 30, 2019 ~5 min


A.I. rivals expert eyes at reading breast tissue biopsies

A new artificial intelligence system interprets breast tissue biopsies as accurately as experienced pathologists.

U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 12, 2019 ~5 min

Midbrain may be ‘canary in the coal mine’ for head injuries

Examining the midbrain may help doctors diagnose injuries from a concussive hit to the head or repeated hits over time, researchers say.

Emily Boynton-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 7, 2019 ~6 min

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