AI tracks down acute myeloid leukemia
Artificial intelligence can detect one of the most common forms of blood cancer—acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—with high reliability.
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3D printing helps form wearable sensor
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive wearable pressure sensor for health monitoring applications and early diagnosis of diseases.
Wearable sensor to help treat swallowing disorders
A wearable monitoring device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is about to be released into the market.
Photonic pH sensor tracks tissue with light
In a proof-of-concept work, scientists demonstrated their photonics-based sensors using fibers and liquid-filled petri dishes.
ConvPath software uses AI to identify cancer cells
A software tool uses artificial intelligence to recognize cancer cells from digital pathology images — giving clinicians a powerful way of predicting patient outcomes.
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.
Rapid test to diagnose asthma
Researchers use machine learning to developing a rapid test that requires only a drop of blood to diagnose asthma.
Wearable sweat sensor detects Gout-causing compounds
Researchers describe a mass-producible wearable sensor that can monitor levels of metabolites and nutrients in a person's blood by analyzing their sweat.
Smart microscope adapts to diagnose infectious diseases
Using machine learning, a prototype microscope teaches itself the best illumination settings for diagnosing malaria.
Terahertz radiation: Espionage for wound healing
Researchers refined application of terahertz radiation to promote the analysis of multi-layered tissues for medical purposes and be used for wound treatment.
Retinal screening in diabetes: diagnosis by robot
Physicians have been using automatic digital retinal screening, without assistance from an ophthalmologist, to detect diabetic retinal disease.
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.
AI can detect language problems tied to liver failure
Researchers have shown that AI can evaluate written messages by patients with severely diseased livers to detect language abnormalities associated with liver disease.
Wearables predict frailty, disability and death
Researchers analyzed patterns of movement among elderly study participants and found that irregular, spontaneous fluctuations could predict a person's risk of frailty, disability and death years later.
Laser sensor analyses blood without
A photonics tech company from Vilnius are on their path to solve the 50-year-old task of making non-invasive blood analysis possible.
Using AI to predict risk of thyroid cancer on ultrasound
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University use machine learning on ultrasound images of thyroid nodules to predict risk of malignancy.
Combination of AI and radiologists accurately identified breast cancer
An AI tool identified breast cancer with approximately 90 percent accuracy when combined with analysis by radiologists.
On the path to safe nanomedicine
Scientists have now developed guidelines that should enable the safe development of nanoparticles for medical use.
AI to sharpen focus of eye testing
Researchers have applied deep learning techniques to develop a more accurate method for analysing images of the back of the eye.
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.
Middle-ear infection: ultrasound sensor aids diagnosis
A new type of ultrasound transducer should soon be delivering a fast and reliable diagnosis of infection of the middle ear.
Neurodegenerative diseases: Nanodiamonds in the brain
Scientists have now produced tiny diamonds, so-called "nanodiamonds", which could serve as a platform for both the therapy and diagnosis of brain diseases.
A pill-sized high-tech camera for intestine endoscopy
Greater resolution, sharper images, and more efficient diagnostic processes – this is the promise of an endoscopy capsule developed by Fraunhofer IZM to allow more detailed small intestine diagnostics.
A smartphone solution for diagnostic testing in remote areas
A researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive health using a common tool in their pockets: a smartphone.
Robot navigates ultrasound pill through colon
Engineers have shown it is technically possible to guide a tiny robotic capsule inside the colon to take micro-ultrasound images.
Microscopy and VR illuminate new ways to treat disease
Researchers are pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to create a method that allows researchers to “step inside” their biological data.
AI detects rare diseases
With artificial intelligence to a diagnosis of rare hereditary diseases: The neural network combines data from portrait images with gene and patient data.
3D printed lab tech lowers cost of medical test
A desire for a cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses led researchers to develop a new lab tech that reduces cost and time.
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.