Two Japanese national research institutes have succeeded in using artificial intelligence to identify early stage stomach cancer with a high accuracy rate. The breakthrough should help extend the lives of patients in Japan in particular, where stomach cancer is one of the leading causes of death. Stomach cancer causes few symptoms and is often found only after it reaches an advanced stage. At an early stage, even specialists have a difficult time distinguishing the cancer from inflammation.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/22/national/science-health/japanese-researchers-use-ai-identify-early-stage-stomach-cancer-high-accuracy
Theresa May was spotted wearing a diabetes patch when she met Donald Trump for a black-tie dinner in London recently. She revealed her type 1 diabetes diagnosis in 2013 and uses the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring device which has a small sensor that lasts for two weeks and monitors the fluid just under the surface of the skin. When you wear it you can scan it with another device or a mobile phone to get your blood sugar level.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/why-theresa-may-was-wearing-a-white-patch-on-her-arm-when-she-met-donald-trump-20180713-p4zrb2.html
The images created by the Lumitron Hyperview machines have 1000 times the resolution of a traditional X-ray. Limitron Technologies plans that its machines will be able to replace traditional X-ray and CT scanners in hospitals and identify problems such as tumours in far more detail. They would also have ultra-low radiation compared with today's machines and theoretically be able to treat a tumour with precision radiotherapy at the same time as imaging it.
https://www.afr.com/technology/aussies-lumitron-hunts-biggest-xray-breakthrough-since-1800s-with-336m-raise-20180626-h11vii
MDMA shoes are all limited edition using recycled material. They produce just two pairs of some styles, and never more than 100 of any design. All the shoes are made in Portugal from materials that would otherwise be industrial waste. www.mdmashoes.com
With funding from vegetable growers through Hort Innovation, CSIRO has developed a broccoli powder that could help pack extra veggies into your diet. The 100 per cent broccoli powder is made from whole broccoli, and produced using a combination of selected pre-treatment and drying processes to retain the natural colour, flavour and nutrient composition of fresh broccoli. Broccoli contains protein, fibre and health-promoting bioactive phytochemicals, making it an ideal candidate for being turned into a powder ingredient.
https://blog.csiro.au/broccoli-better-latte-than-never/?
