Using graphene and tiny droplets to detect stomach-cancer causing bacteria
Osaka University-led researchers create a graphene-based biosensor to detect stomach-cancer causing bacteria by using microfluidics to keep the reaction products ...
Tag: Diagnostics
Researchers receive NIH grant to develop rapid, reliable and low-cost HIV test
Disposable microchip could cost less than $1, provide results in 45 minutes or lessCredit: Florida Atlantic University As of 2017, ...
Gut bacteria associated with chronic pain for first time
People with fibromyalgia show variations in microbiome compositionCredit: Dr. Amir Minerbi Scientists have found a correlation between a disease involving ...
Shimmer and ClearSky announce partnership to improve analysis of wearable sensor data for CNS diseases
Credit: Shimmer Research CAMBRIDGE, MA and YORK, ENGLAND - June 19, 2019 - Shimmer Research, a global leader in wearable ...
‘Alexa, monitor my heart’: Researchers develop first contactless cardiac arrest AI system for smart speakers
Credit: Sarah McQuate/University of Washington Almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly stops beating. ...
Researcher gets $4 million to better predict mental health disorders
Psychology professor Vince Calhoun and his team plan to develop novel algorithms to study individuals with mood and psychosis disorders ...
Using waves to move droplets
Credit: De Jong et al., Sci. Adv. 2019;5: eaaw0914 Self-cleaning surfaces and laboratories on a chip become even more efficient ...
Iowa State’s Geetu Tuteja selected for Pew Scholars Biomedical Research Program
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa -- Geetu Tuteja, assistant professor in Iowa State University's department of genetics, ...
Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumours during surgery
Credit: Antti Roine An artificial nose developed at Tampere University, Finland, helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery and ...
Half of Ebola outbreaks undetected
Small outbreaks treated locally and undetected by public health infrastructure An estimated half of Ebola virus disease outbreaks have gone ...
Making it personal: How genetic technologies are changing the face of medicine
For the future of medicine, clinicians and scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles look to our genes The age of ...
The use of mobile phone and the development of new pathologies
Professor Raquel Cantero of the University of Malaga is researching into its repercussion on the evolution of the handCredit: Universtity ...
Increase in resolution, scale takes CT scanning and diagnosis to the next level
HERSHEY, Pa. -- To diagnose and treat diseases like cancer, scientists and doctors must understand how cells respond to different ...
The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis
A machine-learning method discovered a hidden clue in people's language predictive of the later emergence of psychosis A machine-learning method ...
Researchers develop new method to rapidly, reliably monitor sickle cell disease
Technology doesn't require microscopic imaging or biochemical markersCredit: Florida Atlantic University Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disorder that affects ...
Superfast gene sequencing helps diagnose critically ill patients
'Metagenomic' test for neurological infections has real clinical benefit, says new study In an analysis of the real-world impact of ...
New assay detects patients’ resistance to antimalarial drugs from a drop of blood
New technique simplifies detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms and can provide critically important information quickly, even in resource limiting facilities, ...
Study shows more effective method for detecting prostate cancer
Combining biopsy strategies allowed doctors to find up to 33% more cancersCredit: UCLA Health Each year, 1 million men in ...
Bacteria such as E. coli detected in minutes by new technology from Warwick University
Scientists at the University of Warwick have shown that bioelectrical signals from bacteria can be used to rapidly determine if ...
Identifying colorectal cancer subtypes could lead to improved treatment decisions
New study led by a USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher could lead to more effective, individualized treatment for patients ...