
僅需10微升血液、10分鐘內可測心血管生物標記,成本低於10美元,為本屆9項榮譽獎中唯一來自台灣的團隊。
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美國國家醫學科學院舉辦健康長壽全球競賽,旨在推動全球創新醫療與健康長壽技術。
北科大教授黃榮堂與研究員Jakkrapatr O. Baiyokvichit所組研究團隊,研發低成本可攜式「晶片實驗室」(Lab-on-a-Chip),僅需10微升血液,即可在10分鐘內定量檢測心肌肌鈣蛋白I、肌酸激酶同功酶及B型利鈉胜肽三項心血管疾病相關生物標記,獲美國國家醫學科學院(NAM)今年健康長壽全球競賽最終大獎階段榮譽獎,成為本屆9項榮譽獎中唯一來自台灣的獲獎團隊。
美國國家醫學科學院於日前在華盛頓特區舉辦「健康長壽全球創新者高峰會」,為歷時7年的全球競賽畫下句點。今年最終大獎階段共有147件申請案,選出14項獲獎計畫,其中9項獲頒榮譽獎。北科大團隊以「普及心血管診斷:促進健康長壽的可攜式晶片實驗室」研究計畫脫穎而出,展現台灣跨領域生醫科技的創新實力。
心血管疾病是全球主要死因之一,及時檢測至關重要。傳統高靈敏度檢測多仰賴醫院中央實驗室,偏遠及醫療資源不足地區面臨檢測不易的挑戰。團隊研發成本低於10美元的可攜式晶片檢測系統,為即時檢測提供新方向。
技術核心結合磁性奈米粒子群(MNPS)與AlphaFold人工智慧輔助設計的適體結構,實現低於1 pg/mL的檢測靈敏度,降低對昂貴設備的依賴。團隊已優化製程,生產失敗率為1.8%,正與台北馬偕紀念醫院合作測試晶片平台。人體研究倫理審查仍在申請中,核准後才能展開正式研究,未來將推動臨床驗證、法規申請及量產開發。
黃榮堂表示,獲得歷時7年的國際競賽肯定,是對團隊長期投入生醫感測與創新醫療研發的重要鼓勵。成果也展現台灣生醫研究實力,期望推動臨床應用與國際合作,改善民眾健康與生活品質。
Jakkrapatr O. Baiyokvichit指出,醫療科技普及化不只是技術創新的目標,更是為人類福祉投入研究的使命。台灣半導體、微機電系統及光微影製程的技術優勢,有助發展高靈敏度、低成本且具量產潛力的晶片實驗室。
研究團隊期盼未來將晶片實驗室發展為連接智慧型手機的檢測工具,讓心血管健康監測朝便利、可負擔的方向邁進,改善醫療資源不足地區的檢測可近性,為高齡社會帶來契機。
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推動臨床驗證、法規申請及量產開發
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Taiwan stocks have plummeted recently. Zeng Guoxiang, director of the Cardiovascular Center of the Hsinchu Branch of Taoyuan General Hospital, pointed out that extreme emotional ups and downs can trigger "sympathetic storms", leading to "takotsubo cardiomyopathy" (broken heart syndrome), which causes symptoms of myocardial infarction without blood vessel obstruction, and called on investors to pay attention to their risk tolerance.

The Taiwan Depression Prevention and Treatment Association and the Tung Foundation held a press conference for "Young and Aging" and launched a special companion exhibition "Picking up Light and Footsteps" to call on the public to pay attention to depression in the elderly and list three changes that should seek professional help: persistent low mood, loss of interest, and significant changes in living habits.
Hubei has included the brain pacemaker system in the payment scope of basic medical insurance. The 72-year-old Parkinson's disease patient Granny Ge became the first patient to be settled and reimbursed. Her personal expenses were reduced from nearly 250,000 yuan to more than 80,000 yuan. Deep brain stimulation treatment is supported by full-process medical insurance in Hubei.

Since November 3, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has required all international passengers and crew members entering the United States to sign a statement confirming that they have not traveled to or passed through the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past 21 days to prevent the introduction of the Ebola virus into the United States. Those who do not sign will not be allowed to board the aircraft. No relevant cases have been reported in the United States so far.

Statistics from the Ministry of Health and Welfare show that my country's standardized death rate from lung cancer in 2012 was 21.6 per 100,000 people, a 16.9% decrease from 100 years ago. However, lung cancer still accounted for one-fifth of all cancer deaths in 2012. Xu Peisong, chief physician of the Department of Chest Medicine at Shin Kong Hospital, emphasized that there is almost no discomfort in the early stages of lung cancer. It is recommended that high-risk groups undergo early screening through low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) and improve their living habits to reduce the risk of the disease.
The 2026 National Medical Insurance Imaging AI Image Recognition Competition Awards Ceremony was held in Nanning, Guangxi on the 5th. It was jointly sponsored by the National Medical Insurance Administration and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government. It attracted 1,332 teams from home and abroad to participate, and a total of 193 awards were awarded.