Innovation Stories
- Artificial intelligence could be used to predict emotions in real time; the technology could be particularly useful for those who struggle to interpret facial expressions and other emotional cues.
- Cows can be made resistant to tuberculosis using a technology that involves changing their DNA.
- Researchers in Australia have uncovered the trigger for squamous cell carcinoma lung cancer, and hope to use the information to someday develop new treatments.
- Researchers in Germany have created a cap that can interpret brain activity as language, allowing locked-in syndrome patients to communicate for the first time in years.
- Scientists are trying to understand how this new antibiotic works so they can use it to kill drug-resistant bacteria.
- New research has identified what may be the earliest sign of Alzheimer's disease, and has suggested a potential drug candidate for treating the condition.
- Sharks have an impressive immune system that gives them the ability to heal super fast and better immunity to cancer; scientists around the world hope to reproduce these qualities in humans.
- Stomach and esophageal cancers are often not detected until they are difficult to treat, but now doctors may be able to find them early by smelling your breath.
- A team of international scientists has created the most effective HIV-neutralizing antibody ever, and believe it may serve as the basis to an HIV vaccine.
- In a happy accident, researchers have created a really sensitive artificial skin.
- New study reveals that, with the right algorithm, artificial intelligence can detect skin cancer as accurately as doctors.
- Scientists create the first human-pig embryo, and consider the possibility of growing human organs in animals for transplantation.