Wearables can help predict blood test results
Smartwatches and other wearable devices may be used to sense illness, dehydration and even changes to the red blood cell count.
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Wearables and the promising future of personalised diagnostics
Researchers have proposed that wearable devices could be used to develop a network of health data about a patient, allowing for early diagnosis of COVID-19, even when the patient is asymptomatic.
AI platform to assess blood vessel anomalies
Researchers have developed an AI platform that could one day be used in a system to assess vascular and eye diseases.
E-textiles can be used to measure photoplenthysmography
Advances in wearable devices have enabled e-textiles, which fuse lightweight and comfortable textiles with smart electronics, and are garnering attention as the next-generation wearable technology.
Microfluidics and AI microscopy measure hemoglobin
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and SigTuple Technologies have developed a method to measure hemoglobin levels in small-volume blood samples.
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.
Precision health in the palm of your hand
Recent breakthrough developments in technologies for real-time genome sequencing, analysis, and diagnosis are poised to deliver a new standard of personalized care.
Biosensor detects COVID-19 antibodies in seconds
An advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform detects antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 within seconds.
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.
A blood oxygenation biosensor for premature babies
Researchers have developed a wireless sensor that monitors the health of the baby's brain in a simple, inexpensive and comfortable way for the child.
Rapid POCT for opioids in the bloodstream
Point-of-care electrochemical sensors using revolutionary nanocarbon technology can rapidly test for opioid concentrations in the bloodstream.
Laser jolts microscopic robots into motion
Researchers have created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled with standard electronic signals.
Wearable could help surgeons assess blood loss
Scientists have developed a wearable device that can accurately assess blood loss by measuring seismic vibrations in the chest cavity.
mhealth: assessing anemia without drawing blood
Researchers have developed a way to use smartphone images of a person's eyelids to assess blood hemoglobin levels, a protein in red blood cells.
Microrobot rolls deep inside the body
Scientists invented a tiny microrobot that resembles a white blood cell travelling through the circulatory system.
Washable textile coating repels viruses
Researchers have created a textile coating that can not only repel liquids like blood and saliva but can also prevent viruses from adhering to the surface.
AI accelerates blood flow MRI
Researchers have presented a method that could greatly accelerate dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of blood flow.
Robot uses AI and imaging to draw blood
Engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot, AI and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters to deliver fluids and drugs.
Robot does superior job sampling blood
In the future, robots could take blood samples, benefiting patients and healthcare workers alike.
AI-driven blood cell classification supports leukemia diagnosis
Researchers show that deep learning algorithms perform similar to human experts when classifying blood samples from patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia.
Blood flow monitor could save lives
A tiny fibre-optic sensor has the potential to save lives in open heart surgery, and even during surgery on pre-term babies.
Sensor detects brain disorders in seconds
This is the first rapid detector for dopamine and has the potential to help doctors diagnose Parkinson’s, depression and some forms of cancer.
A wireless biodegradable blood flow sensor
Transforming super-sensitive touch sensors, engineers and medical researchers build a way to wirelessly monitor blood flow after surgery.
Sensor monitors blood-oxygen levels through skin
A new flexible sensor developed by engineers can map blood-oxygen levels over large areas of skin, tissue and organs.
An automated robotic device for faster blood testing
Researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results,could speed hospital work, enhance healthcare.
Nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood
Engineers have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria along with the toxins they produce.
Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring
Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test.
“Body-on-a-chip” could improve drug evaluation
MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans.