NIBIB in the News

A first-of-its-kind robotic glove is lending a “hand” and providing hope to piano players who have suffered a disabling stroke. Developed by researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, the soft robotic hand exoskeleton uses artificial intelligence to improve hand dexterity. Source: Boca Raton Tribune

Researchers have discovered a new combination of drugs that significantly boosts the efficacy of anti-cancer treatments for colorectal cancers implanted in mice. The results also highlight a previously unknown mechanism of DNA repair. Source: National Cancer Institute

A team of researchers has developed a new method for controlling lower limb exoskeletons using deep reinforcement learning. The method enables more robust and natural walking control for users of lower limb exoskeletons. The study, "Robust walking control of a lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton coupled with a musculoskeletal model via deep reinforcement learning," is available open access. Source: Kessler Foundation/Science Daily

Attaching sugar molecules to proteins can affect protein activities in the cell — and this behavior can be exploited to treat diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL), according to a recent study. The finding sets up an unexpected approach to targeted therapy for this aggressive disease. Source: National Cancer Institute

Therapeutic nanocarriers engineered from adult skin cells can curb inflammation and tissue injury in damaged mouse lungs, new research shows, hinting at the promise of a treatment for lungs severely injured by infection or trauma. Source: Ohio State University/Science Daily

In Late January 2023, NIBIB launched a new center designed to accelerate biomedical discovery and therapeutics, in part by pulling together expert, multidisciplinary teams from throughout NIH to quickly respond when national or global health crises strike. Source: IEEE Pulse

An artificial intelligence computer program that processes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can accurately identify changes in brain structure that result from repeated head injury, a new study in student athletes shows. These variations have not been captured by other traditional medical images such as computerized tomography (CT) scans. The new technology, researchers say, may help design new diagnostic tools to better understand subtle brain injuries that accumulate over time. Source: NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Science Daily

The University of Minnesota and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand, are investing $12 million from two grants supplied by the National Institutes of Health into the development of a 0.7T portable MR for head scans, which they hope will improve access to imaging in remote and resource-limited areas. Source: DOTmed Healh Care Business News.

New research has demonstrated that a wearable brain scanner can measure brain function whilst people are standing and walking around. This breakthrough could help better understand and diagnose a range of neurological problems that affect movement, including Parkinson's Disease, stroke and concussion. Source: University of Nottingham/Science Daily

Researchers induced a hibernation-like state in mice by using ultrasound to stimulate the hypothalamus preoptic area in the brain, which helps to regulate body temperature and metabolism. The findings show the first noninvasive and safe method to induce such a state; a similar condition has been previously proposed for spaceflight or for patients with life-threatening health conditions. Source: Washington University in St. Louis/Science Daily