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Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy- or immunotherapy-based treatments must undergo regular CT and PET scans—and in some cases, new biopsies—to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment. Flow cytometry, a method for identifying circulating tumor cells (CTCs) via a simple blood test, is much less invasive than scans and biopsies, and could be a game-changer in cancer treatment.

Robotics is changing every industry; but when it comes to healthcare, It’s advancing by leaps and bounds.

Scientists are trying to make this possible through ai technology—yet it may not be all it’s cracked up to be.

Daily brain stimulation has helped people in a minimally conscious state communicate even after the treatment ended

The men and women who are trying to bring down cancer are starting to join forces rather than work alone. Together, they are winning a few of the battles against the world’s fiercest disease. For this unprecedented special report, we visited elite cancer research centers around the country to find out where we are in the war.

Understanding how people recognize and control their own bodies could help researchers develop therapies for those who’ve lost their sense of self.

Researchers say they have identified a new way that cells in the brain alert the rest of the body to recruit immune cells when the brain is injured. The work was completed in mouse models that mimic infection, stroke or trauma in humans.

Chip design giant ARM has teamed up with US researchers on a project to develop chips that can be implanted in the human brain.

Neurologists in Belgium tested transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) They used the method to stimulate the brains of 16 brain-dead people After 5 days of 20-minute-a-day sessions, 2 in a vegetative state could respond to a conversation Another 9 were showing signs of awareness following the treatment

Cheap diamond-based sensors are set to make it possible for most hospitals to diagnose heart disease and brain conditions using magnetic fields.