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MRI-Guided Magnetic Seeds Heat and Destroy Tumors

February 4th, 2022|Medgadget|

Scientists at University College London have developed a highly targeted anti-tumor treatment. The approach involves guiding ferromagnetic thermoseeds to the site of a tumor using the magnetic fields generated by an MRI scanner. The magnetic

Laparoscopic Robot Performs First Autonomous Surgery

February 3rd, 2022|Medgadget|

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University developed and now successfully tested the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), a self-guiding surgical robot that can perform challenging laparoscopic procedures in gastrointestinal surgery, including intestinal anastomosis. The robot can

Capsule Delivers and Injects mRNA into Stomach

February 3rd, 2022|Medgadget|

Researchers at MIT have created an oral mRNA delivery system that could provide an alternative to injectable mRNA vaccines. It could also enable RNA or DNA therapies that are intended to treat gastrointestinal diseases. mRNA