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Harvard app Mobilio uses smartphone sensors to guide blind walkers

Bioengineers at Harvard University have developed Mobilio, an assistive software application that turns a standard smartphone into a real-time guidance system for people with visual impairments. The system applies artificial intelligence and computer vision to live phone sensor feeds, issuing tailored audio beeps to guide users around obstacles. In experimental trials, participants using the tool reached destinations 13 percent faster while recording 41 percent fewer collisions than when using conventional mobile maps.

Giovanni Sapere

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Goodbye to Dental Implants: Japan Tests a Drug That Regrows Teeth

The future of dentistry no longer lies in ceramics and titanium, but in biological regeneration. In Japan, a team of scientists led by Kitano Hospital in Osaka and Kyoto University is pursuing a mission that once seemed impossible: enabling the human body to regrow its own teeth. How does this…

Letizia Giugliano

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The Brain Is Not Sterile: Possible Human Brain Microbiota Discovered

A groundbreaking May 2025 study published in Nature Communications challenges the long-standing belief of a sterile brain: microbial traces identified in human brain tissue. What are the implications for neuroscience and medicine? Does the Brain Host Bacteria? A Discovery That May Transform…

Alessia Nobile

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EGFR in Lysosomes: A Groundbreaking Discovery That Redefines Cell Biology

EGFR and Lysosomes: Cell Biology Rewritten by a Single Receptor An April 2025 study unveils a novel role for the EGFR receptor in lysosomes: it activates mTORC1 without enzymatic function. Here’s why this marks a turning point for science and medicine. In university classrooms, EGFR is taught as a…

Alessia Nobile

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Bolt Burdon Kemp’s Design the Change competition closing on 14 May 2025

Law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp‘s Design the Change Competition is still welcoming entries, with only a couple of weeks left to submit designs. The firm is inviting students from UK universities to design a product aimed at improving the lives of people with a spinal cord injury. The competition, in its…

Letizia Giugliano

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Omnia by Withings: the future of health monitoring is already here

In the world of health and wellness, there is a saying that never loses relevance: ‘Prevention is better than cure’. This guiding principle inspired Withings to develop Omnia, a revolutionary concept that redefines personal health monitoring. Omnia is not just a device, but a step towards a future…

Evgeny Novikov

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Nanorobotics: The New Frontier in the Fight Against Cancer

Nanorobotics is emerging as one of the most promising innovations in medicine, with the potential to revolutionise the treatment of complex diseases such as cancer. Recently, the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, attracted the attention of the international scientific community with the…

Letizia Giugliano

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NaviCam Stomach System

The NaviCam Stomach System is a small device, comparable to a common medicinal capsule, developed by Ankon Technologies in Wuhan, China. The NaviCam Stomach System can film the stomach from the inside. The “video pill” contains a tiny camera and an image transmission system. How the Video Pill…

Mattia Sapere

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Beyond Fantasy: the Metaverse’s Real-World Healing Power

The metaverse is a virtual world, still hypothetical, which can be accessed through virtual reality and augmented reality. The idea would be to create a world superimposed on the physical one. People connected to the metaverse are part of the physical world, but they can see and interact with…

Sara Votta

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Is Poor Mental Health Common Nowadays?

Did you know that the brain continues to develop until the age of 25? The teenage years are a turbulent time for our brains, with many changes occurring simultaneously. It’s no wonder that so many young people struggle with mental health issues during this time. Anxiety and depression disorders are…

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“Be ready to slow a drinker’s buzz.”

Do you know? SOBAR is a first of its kind snack designed and clinically validated to reduce alcohol absorption. Quitting or avoiding alcohol isn’t always easy, especially if you’ve been misusing alcohol for years. However, there are many benefits of taking the steps needed to stop alcohol use, both…