"Our vision was to create the next-generation vehicle for minimally invasive targeted drug delivery that can reach even deeper tissues inside the body with even more difficult access routes than what was previously possible."

Scientists made robots disguised as blood cells that hunt cancer

Golden Armada

Scientists are working on a swarm of tiny, cell-sized robots that can travel inside a patient's bloodstream and target cancer cells.

Scientists Disguise Cancer-Hunting Nanorobots as Blood Cells

READ MORE: <a href="https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-bioinspired-micro-robot-based-white-blood.html">Bioinspired micro-robot based on white blood cells</a> [Max Planck Society]

More on medical robots: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/cancer-nanobots-cancer-cells">These Scientists Say Nanobots Could Kill Individual Cancer Cells</a>

Treatments

Day 10: The other cells still suspect nothing.

FITTER. BETTER. HAPPIER.

"This is the first large scale study to find statistically robust evidence that treatment with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine does not benefit patients with COVID-19."

Large study: Hydroxychloroquine linked to increased death risk

Chloroquine Quandary

According to a new study involving 96,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine was linked to an increased risk of mortality.

Large Study: Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Increased Death Risk

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/22/hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-study/">Antimalarial drug touted by President Trump is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients, study says</a> [The Washington Post]

More on the drug: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/study-hydroxychloroquine-doesnt-help-covid-death-risk">STUDY: HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE DOESN’T HELP COVID, INCREASES DEATH RISK</a>

Studies

Just three days ago, Trump bragged to reporters that he's taking hydroxychloroquine.

"These core-shell nanowires have various additional features, including the ability to control them magnetically to guide them to a particular location, to carry drugs, or be to heated with a laser."

These scientists say nanobots could kill individual cancer cells

Seek And Destroy

Engineers built tiny, iron nanobots that they can implant and track inside a patient's body, which they say could be used to kill off cancer cells.

These Scientists Say Nanobots Could Kill Individual Cancer Cells

READ MORE: <a href="https://phys.org/news/2020-05-iron-nanorobots-undercover-surveillance-cells.html">Iron nanorobots go undercover to do surveillance on living cells in real time</a> [King Abdullah University of Science and Technology]

More on medical technology: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/nanobot-drills-eyeballs">A New Nanobot Drills Through Your Eyeball To Deliver Drugs</a>

They could also be used to track, target, and deliver anticancer drugs to tumor cells.

"Initially it felt a little bit bizarre and a bit odd. But actually, if I compared it to the PPE and the visors and the goggles that I was wearing beforehand, it's probably more comfortable."

Doctors are using mixed reality to treat COVID-19 patients

Up-Close Telehealth

In order to limit the number of doctors who come into contact with COVID-19 patients, hospitals are using mixed reality goggles to communicate across rooms.

Doctors Are Using Mixed Reality to Treat COVID-19 Patients

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-52692298/coronavirus-mixed-reality-headsets-help-medics-treat-covid-19-patients">Coronavirus: Mixed reality headsets help medics treat Covid-19 patients</a> [BBC News]

More on COVID-19: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/american-doctors-coronavirus-patient-robot">American Doctors Are Treating a Coronavirus Patient With a Robot</a>

"This is not a gimmick."

"If I am outside, and I walk past someone, remember it is 'dose and time' needed for infection."

Biologist has great advice on COVID infection risks

Masks Up Masks Down

Associate professor of biology Erin Bromage decided to start a blog about how to keep safe amidst a global pandemic, and why you shouldn't panic.

Biologist Has Great Advice on COVID Infection Risks

Developments

Let's stop shaming runners and cyclists for not wearing masks.

"The mask will be opened mechanically by hand remote or automatically when the fork is coming to the mask."

Disturbing-looking face mask has "Pac-Man"-style mouth hole

Open Wide

An Israeli inventor has developed a creepy-looking face mask that can open up "Pac-Man"-style to allow the wearer to have a bite.

Disturbing-Looking Face Mask Has “Pac-Man”-Style Mouth Hole

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-mask/mask-in-a-restaurant-this-one-can-gobble-like-pac-man-idUSKBN22U1ZO">Mask in a restaurant? This one can gobble like Pac-Man</a> [Reuters]

More on masks: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/trump-wearing-mask-would-send-the-wrong-message">TRUMP: WEARING MASK WOULD “SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE”</a>

Devices

Would you wear this terrifying invention to a restaurant?

Read the caveats before you get too hyped, though.

Don't get too excited, but this COVID vaccine looks promising

Vax Happened

There are a lot of caveats here, so don't get too excited, but new results for an experimental COVID vaccine look promising.

Don’t Get Too Excited, But This COVID Vaccine Looks Promising

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/health/coronavirus-vaccine-moderna.html">Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results</a> [The New York Times]

More on antibodies: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/good-news-human-body-builds-healthy-immune-response-to-covid">Good News: Human Body Builds “Robust” Immune Response to COVID</a>

If all goes well — a huge if — it could be widely available by the end of the year.

It sounds weird, but the doctors who developed it say the test can improve access to medical care and fight antibiotic resistance.

A fidget spinner-inspired test can diagnose UTIs in under an hour

Let It Rip!

A new medical device that looks and spins like a fidget spinner can test for and diagnose a urinary tract infection in under an hour.

A Fidget Spinner-Inspired Test Can Diagnose UTIs in Under an Hour

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243675-fidget-spinner-device-can-diagnose-utis-in-under-an-hour-without-a-lab/">Fidget spinner device can diagnose UTIs in under an hour without a lab</a> [New Scientist]

More on UTIs: <a href="https://futurism.com/scientists-may-have-found-a-way-to-treat-urinary-tract-infections-without-antibiotics">Scientists May Have Found a Way to Treat Urinary Tract Infection Without Antibiotics</a>

It's almost exactly like a fidget spinner — except full of human urine.

The company claims its antibody was able to provide "100% inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection of healthy cells after four days incubation."

Pharma company claims to find part of COVID-fighting cocktail

Cocktail Bar

Therapeutics firm Sorrento claims to have found the first ingredient for its "cocktail" of antibodies that could protect against the coronavirus.

Pharma Company Claims to Find Part of COVID-Fighting Cocktail

READ MORE: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/15/sorrento-finds-a-coronavirus-antibody-that-blocks-viral-infection-100-in-preclinical-lab-experiments/">Sorrento finds a coronavirus antibody that blocks viral infection 100% in preclinical lab experiments</a> [TechCrunch]

More on Sorrento: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/doctors-cloned-covid-patients-antibodies-treatments">Doctors Are Cloning COVID Patients’ Antibodies For New Treatment</a>