Antibiotic levels measured in breath
Researchers have shown in mammals that the concentration of antibiotics in the body can be determined using breath samples.
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Microneedles deliver antibiotics to infected wounds
The microneedles pierce the biofilm layer of a wound and deliver the medicine to oxygenate the tissue.
Big data opens door to big possibilities in healthcare
How University of Alberta health scientists are helping fulfil the promise of big data to revolutionize everything from prevention to diagnosis to treatment.
Big Data helps preventing misdiagnosis’
Johns Hopkins researcher and his team describe a method to measure diagnostic errors from big data could be key to prevent disability and death from misdiagnosis and transform the field of diagnostic quality and safety.
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.
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.
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.
Wearable sensor tracks Vitamin C levels in sweat
Researchers have developed a wearable, non invasive Vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option for users to track their daily nutritional intake and dietary adherence.