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Dana-Farber team develops open-access predictive tool to improve monitoring of smoldering multiple myeloma

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators have developed an online, easy-to-use tool that more accurately predicts when a precursor blood condition called smoldering multiple myeloma is likely to turn into active cancer than existing predictive models. It identifies patients who are at a high risk of developing multiple myeloma and would benefit from treatment and enables doctors to spare those at low risk of progression from unnecessary treatment.

Journal: Nature Medicine

New journal Health Engineering launches to bridge engineering innovation and the future of human health

Tsinghua University Press
Business Announcement

Tsinghua University Press has launched Health Engineering, a new international open-access journal designed to unite engineering, biotechnology, and medical science in addressing some of the most pressing global health challenges. The journal aims to accelerate research that applies engineering principles to improve health outcomes, enable earlier disease intervention, and support the transition from treatment-focused medicine toward proactive health management.

Journal: Health Engineering

Medical societies call for ‘ALARA+’ safety standard to reduce radiation and injury risks in fluoroscopy labs

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Peer-Reviewed Publication

WASHINGTON—Nine leading medical societies are calling for updated safety standards in fluoroscopy laboratories, often called “cath labs,” where clinicians performing minimally invasive procedures face radiation exposure and orthopedic injuries from heavy protective equipment. A report published simultaneously today in JSCAI, Heart Rhythm, JVIR, and JVS–Vascular Insights details the health, financial, and workforce impacts of fluoroscopy-guided settings and proposes an enhanced safety framework: ALARA+, or “As Low and As Light as Reasonably Achievable.”

The report addresses the dual occupational hazards linked to fluoroscopic procedures—radiation exposure and orthopedic strain from traditional protective equipment—and aims to ensure that safety is built into the environment, equipment, and standard of care.

New algorithm can better manage type 2 diabetes, study finds

University of Virginia Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology-developed algorithm – paired with a continuous glucose monitor – can help users better manage their type 2 diabetes by recommending insulin-dose adjustments, a new study found.

Journal: Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics

Large language models and creativity

PNAS Nexus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Across the board, the authors found that LLM responses were significantly more similar to each other than human responses. In isolation, a single LLM response to a task was typically rated as roughly equally creative or more creative than the average human response. However, when compared to other outputs from other LLMs—whether Gemini, GPT, or Llama—similar ideas and responses emerged again and again. According to the authors, relying on LLMs for brainstorming, problem solving, or making art risks harming human thinking.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

New lipid nanoparticle design improves precision of mRNA vaccine delivery

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the delivery vehicles used in mRNA vaccines, to steer mRNA toward lymph nodes while reducing off-target accumulation in the liver. The modified “aroLNPs” delivered at least tenfold less mRNA to the liver than the lipid used in the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, while preserving strong immune responses. The advance could enable more precise, lower-dose vaccines and expand the potential of mRNA therapies for cancer and autoimmune disease.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Funder: NSF AIRFoundry, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, American Cancer Society

Quantum sensors on the move

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a technique to precisely manoeuvre quantum sensors through highly viscous biological environments, such as the interior of living cells, using magnetic microbots

Journal: Advanced Functional Materials

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