Microneedles: Nano-sized, huge impact
By downscaling needles tool to micrometer-size, researchers open even more areas of application for them, while bypassing some of the most important issues.
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Microneedles extract dermal interstitial fluid
Microneedle patches could provide a means for extracting interstitial fluid to study possible new biomarkers.
New early detection sensor for type 1 diabetes
Researchers are developing early detection technology for Type 1 diabetes that can accurately predict if a child is at risk of the chronic disease.
Microfluidic chip simplifies COVID-19 testing
COVID-19 can be diagnosed in 55 minutes or less with the help of programmed magnetic nanobeads and a diagnostic tool that plugs into an off-the-shelf cellphone.
Microfluidic sensor rapidly measures lactate concentration
Scientists have developed a soft and nonirritating microfluidic sensor for the real-time measurement of lactate concentration in sweat.
Sensor detects signs of burnout in sweat
Engineers have developed a wearable sensing chip that can measure the concentration of cortisol – the stress hormone – in human sweat.
Sensor rapidly detects multiple sepsis biomarkers
The Wyss Institute's eRapid electrochemical sensor technology now enables specific and multiplexed detection of blood biomarkers at low cost.
An all-in-one health monitor
Engineers have developed a skin patch that can continuously track blood pressure and heart rate while measuring the wearer’s levels of glucose as well as lactate.
Biosensors quickly spot coronavirus proteins, antibodies
Scientists have created a new way to detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus, as well as antibodies against it.
Microneedles test for antibodies and biomarkers
Engineers have developed a microneedle patch that can be applied to the skin, capture a biomarker of interest and, thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity, allow clinicians to detect its presence.
Biomedical research: deep learning outperforms machine learning
Deep-learning methods have the potential to offer substantially better results, generating superior representations for characterizing the human brain.
Biosensor detects COVID-19 antibodies in seconds
An advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform detects antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 within seconds.
Multifunctional sensor system could revolutionize smart contacts
Researchers have demonstrated a novel multifunctional ultrathin contact lens sensor layer with transistors that may revolutionise the manufacture of smart contact lenses.
Lab-on-a-chip turns blood test snapshots into movies
The new device can continuously sense levels of virtually any protein or molecule in the blood. The researchers say it could be transformative for disease detection, patient monitoring and biomedical research.
AI test predicts eye disease years before symptoms
A new eye test may predict wet age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of severe sight loss, three years before symptoms develop.
Chatbot may detect early dementia in time for intervention
If Alzheimer's dementia is identified early, the decline in neural functioning can be stabilized or even curtailed in some cases.
The role of mhealth in monitoring Covid-19 patients
Researchers have examined how mobile technologies have been used in monitoring and mitigating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Breath gas analysis detects cancer
Researchers are developing solutions designed to enable the analysis of breath gas to assist with the diagnosis of disease.
Quantum nanodiamonds help detect disease earlier
The quantum sensing abilities of nanodiamonds can be used to improve the sensitivity of paper-based diagnostic tests, potentially allowing for earlier detection of diseases such as HIV.
Hydrogel contact lenses for therapeutic use
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute have developed prototypes of contact lenses that can assist with tear sampling for diagnostic purposes.
Motorized sensors speed up disease diagnosis
A new approach uses a nanosensor to speed up detection of trace amounts of biomarkers for early-disease diagnosis, while retaining high levels of sensitivity.
Microneedle bandage detects malaria radpidly
Researchers at Rice University have developed a microneedle patch that can rapidly detect the presence of malaria in interstitial fluid.
Machine learning predicts anti-cancer drug efficacy
With the advent of pharmacogenomics, machine learning research is well underway to predict patients' drug response that varies by individual from the algorithms derived from previously collected data on drug responses.
AI model detects Covid-19 infections through coughs
Researchers have found that people who are asymptomatic for Covid-19 may differ from healthy individuals in the way that they cough.
A heart-breast cancer-on-a-chip monitoring system
A dual-organ system enables the measurement of cardiac toxicity arising from breast cancer chemotherapy.
Machine learning algorithm detects early stages of Alzheimer's
An artificial intelligence-based detects early stages of Alzheimer’s through functional magnetic resonance imaging.
COVID-19 rapid test has successful lab results
Rapid detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in about 30 seconds following the test, has had successful preliminary results.
Deep learning platform accurately diagnoses dystonia
Researchers have developed a unique diagnostic tool that can detect dystonia from MRI scans, the first technology of its kind to provide an objective diagnosis of the disorder.
Wearable sensor for patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers have designed a wearable device that monitors sweat for biomarkers that could signal flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Parylene photonics enable optical biointerfaces
Scientists have invented an optical platform that will likely become the new standard in optical biointerfaces.
Patches detect when a viral disease is getting worse
Xsensio has been awarded CHF 1.8 million in EU funding to adapt its Lab-on-Skin sensing patches so that they can detect when a viral illness like the flu or COVID-19 is about to get worse.
Diabetes: Painless paper patch test uses microneedles
Researchers have developed a microneedle patch for monitoring glucose levels using a paper sensor.
Depression risk detected by measuring heart rate changes
For the first time doctors have shown that measuring changes in 24-hour heart rate can reliably indicate whether or not someone is depressed.
Catching Z’s, capturing data: DIY wearable
Researchers are creating a wearable electronics device that can read brain waves while allowing the wearer to easily drift off into the various stages of sleep.
Wearable sensors made from microbial nanocellulose
Researchers have created a wearable sensor printed on microbial nanocellulose, a natural polymer.
'Smart' breathalizer can reveal lung disease
Using specialized nanoparticles, engineers have developed a way to monitor pneumonia or other lung diseases by analyzing the breath exhaled by the patient.
The next-gen 'smart pill' for cancer detection
Researchers are developing a pill-sized capsule that uses AI-enabled sensing to diagnose gastrointestinal cancers and bleeding earlier.
Smartwatch turns into biochemical monitoring system
Engineers have designed a thin adhesive film that could upgrade a consumer smartwatch into a powerful health monitoring system.
Wearable monitors health using sweat
Researchers have developed a device to monitor health conditions in the body using a person’s sweat.
mhealth: App determines COVID-19 disease severity
A new mobile app can help clinicians determine which patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are likely to have severe cases.
Verifying and validating the clinical usefulness of wearables
Researchers have developed a framework that will help data scientists and other researchers use better digital health tools for clinical purposes.
AI enables rapid ultrasound COVID-19 testing
Establishing whether a patient is suffering from COVID-19 within a few minutes is possible using ultrasound machines that are enhanced with artificial intelligence.
Nutrition smart patch reduced diabetes risk
A wearable smart patch will deliver precision data to help people personalise their diets and reduce their risk of developing lifestyle-related chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
'Organ-on-a-chip' finds out how COVID-19 invades our bodies
In order for a COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral drugs to be developed, scientists first need to understand why this virus spreads so easily and quickly, and why it invades our bodies with seemingly little resistance from our immune system.
Sensors could offer early detection of lung tumors
Researchers have developed a new approach to early diagnosis of lung cancer: a urine test that can detect the presence of proteins linked to the disease.
Colon cancer: AI-based marker can improve quality of treatment
Usind deep learning and digital scanning of conventional hematoxylin and eosin-stained tumor tissue sections, researchers have developed a clinically useful prognostic marker.
A wearable gas sensor for health monitoring
A highly sensitive wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available.
Sensor chip detects cancer biomarker in urine
Researchers have used a chip-based sensor with an integrated laser to detect very low levels of a cancer protein biomarker in a urine sample.
Using CRISPR to detect diseases
Researchers present sensor prototype that can rapidly, precisely, and cost-effectively measure molecular signals for cancer.
Can ‘smart toilets’ be the next
Wearables are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity—the humble toilet—may have potential to outperform them all.
ELSAH – A ‘Smart Patch’ to determine biomarkers
At the start of 2019 the EU project ELSAH began with the objective of designing a wearable within four years that enables the continuous determination of biomarker concentrations.
Biosensor may help guide treatment of Alzheimer’s
Researchers have created biosensor technology that may help lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Parkinson’s diseases.
Advanced AI boosts clinical analysis of eye images
Based on a convolutional neural network the tool is able to provide results within seconds, thus supporting the doctor with comprehensive image analysis.
Wearable brain-machine interface could control a wheelchair
Combining new wearable electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly interact with a computer.
AI may help spot autism early
A machine learning algorithm can spot abnormalities in pupil dilation that are predictive of autism spectrum disorder in mouse models.
The first contactless cardiac arrest AI system for smart speakers
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new tool to monitor people for cardiac arrest while they’re asleep without touching them.
Machine learning makes proteomics research more effective
Using AI, researchers have succeeded in making the mass analysis of proteins from any organism significantly faster than before and almost error-free.
3D printed device detects biomarkers of preterm birth
Researchers have created a 3D printed microchip electrophoresis device that can sensitively detect three serum biomarkers of preterm birth.
VR spots navigation problems in Alzheimer’s disease
VR can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge.
Big data can be used for personal health
Years-long tracking of individuals’ biology helped define what it meant for them to be healthy and showed how changes from the norm could signal disease.
BioSensing: Detecting pathogens using quantum technology
The project “BioSensing” from Fraunhofer ISC aims to overcome the limits of modern biosensors with the help of quantum technology.
Wristbands do a health check while you work out
Nanotech-powered electrodes help solve the challenges of using sweat to assess biological conditions in real time.
Wearable sensors help with wound healing process
Researchers have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring in users.
Lab-on-a-chip detects cancer less invasively
A new ultrasensitive diagnostic device could allow doctors to detect cancer quickly from a droplet of blood or plasma, leading to timelier interventions and better outcomes for patients.
AI predicts survival of ovarian cancer patients
Researchers have created new machine learning software that can forecast the survival rates and response to treatments of patients with ovarian cancer.
Ingestible pill monitors the stomach for up to a month
Engineers have designed an ingestible pill that quickly swells to the size of a soft, squishy ping-pong ball big enough to stay in the stomach for an extended period of time.
Sensor monitors blood sugar through a breath
A flexible sensor could hold the key to people with diabetes one day monitoring their blood sugar with a simple puff into a handheld device
Could an AI predict a healthy old age?
Researchers analyze skin cells from mre than 100 people of different ages to find molecular signatures that change as people get older.
Liver-on-a-chip, the ideal test environment for CRISPR
Research project is aimed at improving therapeutic options for both rare and common diseases, including supporting methods to improve editing the human genome.
VR allows researchers to study neurological disorders
Mobile Brain/Body Imaging system combines virtual reality, brain monitoring, and motion capture technology for researchers to study neurological disorders.
Digital transformation: From sick care to proactive health care
“The digital transformation will make healthcare even more human. It will enable us to provide preventive and personalized healthcare,” says Prof. Dr. Koen Kas, Professor of Oncology at Ghent University, Belgium.
Machine learning system makes cancer treatment less toxic
Researchers employ novel machine learning techniques that determines the fewest, smallest doses of toxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy that could still shrink glioblastomas.
Improving biosensors for implantable sensing
Scientists have developed new nanotube biosensors using synthetic biology, which improves their sensing capabilities in complex biofluids, such as blood and urine.
Gas sensing gut pill beats breath test diagnosis
New trials of a swallowable sensor have revealed the device is 3,000 times more accurate than current technology used to diagnose many gut disorders.
Wearable device measures cortisol in sweat
By drawing in a bit of sweat, a patch developed in the lab of Alberto Salleo can reveal how much cortisol a person is producing. Cortisol is known as the stress hormone but is involved in many important physiological functions.
Smart bandages designed to tailor treatment for chronic wounds
A team of engineers has developed a prototype bandage designed to actively monitor the condition of chronic wounds.
Sensors open door to wearable medical diagnostic device
Scientists have designed tiny optical sensors that open the door to developing a wearable device that allows doctors to medically diagnose people's health in real time.