AI-Powered Breath Sensor Capable of Diagnosing 17 Diseases
Could going to the doctor for a checkup soon involve taking a breath test? Thanks to the work of a multinational team of researchers, that could soon be a possibility….
Diagnostics News
Carbon Nanotubes Used in Quick and Easy Test for Circulating Tumor Cells
If cancer is identified in the early stages, treatment can be highly effective. However, in the latter stages of the disease, as the cancer spreads to other organs, treatment becomes…
Microfluidic Skin Patch Serves as Remote Sweat Testing Lab
An innovative microfluidic skin patch has been developed by a research team at Northwestern University that is capable of monitoring the health of patients during exercise by analyzing their sweat….
Flexible Wearable Terahertz Scanner Generates Detailed Medical Images
Terahertz radiation – or submillimeter radiation – scanners have tremendous potential for use in biomedical imaging. Terahertz radiation occupies a band of frequencies from 0.3 to 3 terahertz, falling between…
New HIV Testing USB Stick Gives Results in 20 Minutes
An HIV testing USB stick has been developed that can test viral levels in the blood without the need for expensive laboratory equipment. The single use device, which is about…
Conformable Neural Interface Device Records LFPs and Action Potentials from the Cortical Surface
A team of researchers from New York and Beijing have developed a conformable neural interface device that can be wrapped around the brain and used to monitor local field potentials…
Organic Electronic Ion Pump Mimics Neural Signaling at Speeds of 45 ms
The speed that neurons communicate, approximately 10 milliseconds, has proved incredibly difficult to replicate with microfluidics and other fluid transport systems. It is possible to use these technologies to mimic…
Single Cell Analysis Tool Identifies Cancerous Cells
Researchers at Brown University have developed a new imaging technique that can be used to help identify cells that have undergone cancerous changes from healthy cells. The single cell analysis…
788 Blood Biomarkers for Cancer Cataloged
Researchers at the UK’s University of Sheffield have identified and cataloged 788 new blood biomarkers for cancer which can be used to tell if patients are clear of cancer, whether…