Using Technology for Better Health: Lessons from AI and Robotics for Mesothelioma Patients

Using Technology for Better Health: Lessons from AI and Robotics for Mesothelioma Patients

ByHolly Zink

The healthcare field is changing fast with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, leading to better patient care. Vietnam’s healthcare system is using these technologies more and more, setting an example for other countries.  A new article from the Cureus Journal of Medical Science looks at how AI and robotics are advancing in Vietnam and how these innovations could help mesothelioma patients in the future. The Role of AI in Healthcare AI is transforming healthcare by improving how medical data is analyzed and used for decision-making. In Vietnam, AI technologies like text mining and machine learning are being used to process large amounts of medical data. This helps in making accurate diagnoses and creating personalized treatment plans.  AI’s…

Wearable Tech: Understanding Daily Life with Cancer

Wearable Tech: Understanding Daily Life with Cancer

ByHolly Zink

When someone faces cancer, the toll it takes on their body is big, especially with a condition called cancer cachexia. Scientists are trying hard to find ways to measure how well a person can move and do things when they have this condition. The current tests, like asking patients or doing specific tasks, aren’t perfect. They can be hard for patients and might not show the full picture. But there’s hope in new technologies! Wearable gadgets, like sensors, can track how someone moves every day without being bothersome. This could give a much better view of how a person deals with their day-to-day activities. How Wearable Tech Guides Better Care However, before these new gadgets become the norm, they need…

Advanced Technology Explains Mesothelioma Mechanisms

Advanced Technology Explains Mesothelioma Mechanisms

ByAlex Strauss

A new way of looking at mesothelioma cancer cells is revealing some important information about the ways in which asbestos fibers affect human lung tissue. A group of Italian researchers used a combination of synchrotron soft X-ray imaging and fluorescence microscopy to shed light on exactly what makes asbestos fibers so deadly.  When it is inhaled, asbestos triggers a chain of events that can lead to mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer of the lung lining, as well as a host of other serious lung diseases.  The goal of the Italian study was to better understand the response of lung tissue to asbestos, which can help scientists in their efforts to develop effective mesothelioma treatments. In the lungs, iron-containing asbestos fibers irritate the tissue,…