16-Year-Old Inventor Creates Low-Cost Device That Detects Early-Stage Cancer With 97% Accuracy
Priya Sharma, a high school student from Mumbai, has developed a portable biosensor that can detect multiple forms of cancer from a single drop of blood at a cost of under $2 per test. Her invention, which won the Global Science Fair, uses AI pattern recognition to identify cancer biomarkers with 97% accuracy — comparable to hospital-grade equipment costing thousands of dollars. The device is now being fast-tracked for clinical trials in partnership with WHO.
Scientists Restore Sight to 20 Blind Patients Using Gene Therapy in Landmark Clinical Trial
A Phase 3 clinical trial conducted across 12 hospitals has successfully restored functional vision to 20 patients who were born with a rare inherited form of blindness. The gene therapy, which delivers a corrected copy of the defective gene directly into retinal cells, produced results within 90 days of a single injection. Researchers say the approach could be adapted to treat up to 200 other forms of genetic blindness affecting millions worldwide.