Monday 13 February 2023

Ingestible sensor could help doctors pinpoint gastrointestinal difficulties

Engineers at MIT and Caltech have demonstrated an ingestible sensor whose location can be monitored as it moves through the digestive tract, an advance that could help doctors more easily diagnose gastrointestinal motility disorders such as constipation, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and gastroparesis.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/ingestible-sensor-could-help-doctors-pinpoint-gastrointestinal-difficulties

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Lung cancer study finds new target for treatment resistance after EGFR inhibitors

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified CD70 as being highly expressed on drug-resistant cancer cells in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), highlighting a novel therapeutic target that could be used to eliminate resistant cells remaining after treatment with commonly used EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The study published today in Cancer Cell.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/lung-cancer-study-finds-new-target-for-treatment-resistance-after-egfr-inhibitors

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Google to expand misinformation "prebunking" in Europe

After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/google-to-expand-misinformation-prebunking-in-europe

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Dubai again plans for flying taxi takeoff, this time by 2026

Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic city-state on the Arabian Peninsula, offering its firmest details yet Monday for a pledged launch by 2026.

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/dubai-again-plans-for-flying-taxi-takeoff-this-time-by-2026

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