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MIT’s Microfluidics Device to Detect Plasma Cells
MIT Multiple Myeloma Microfluidics
Multiple myeloma comes from a proliferation of white blood cells (plasma cells) that result in overproduction of [MORE]
Rapid Protein Screening
Rapid Screening Machine
Biochemists at Penn State have developed a method for rapid screening of proteins (even in living cells) that [MORE]
CRISPR Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases
MIT Professors Collins and Zhang SHERLOCK Developers
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has been thought to be most useful in altering DNA, rather [MORE]
Combination Virus and Human Antibodies to Deal with Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Lysibodies
Unlike a killer asteroid heading toward Earth, the toll of antibiotic resistant bacteria can be seen coming—or actually having come [MORE]
Nanoparticles Reprogram Immune Cells
Nanoparticles Reprogram Immune Cells
Here’s a good question: can nanoparticle technology transform immunotherapy for cancer? From researchers at the Fred Hutchinson [MORE]
Urine Test for Ovarian Tumors
MIT Nanoparticles Detect Ovarian Cancer in Urine
By the best methods currently, the smallest detectable ovarian tumor has already reached 1 [MORE]
Hacking the Robots
Hardly a day passes without some news about cyber insecurity. Banks, movie studios, many kinds of manufactures, and universities are [MORE]
Adhesive Sensor Detects Leaking IV Drips
Wearable Sensor for IV Leakage
For elders, inserting a needle and cannula into a vein to deliver a liquid medication can [MORE]
Nanoparticle Nasal Spray
Nasal Spray
Compared to injecting a drug into the blood stream for treating problems beyond the blood-brain barrier, a nasal spray [MORE]
How AI Could Transform Hospitals
Artificial Intelligence
Earlier this spring, the chief technology officer at Florida Hospital (Celebration, FL) offered three ways he believe artificial intelligence [MORE]
New Progress with Antisense Oligonucleotides
Reversing Ataxia in Mice
Ataxia, in its most severe form and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis share the same symptoms of life-threatening, deteriorating [MORE]
Winners of Qualcomm’s XPrize
Final Frontier XPrize Winner
After five years of competition for the Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize ($2.6m), the company announced the winner—Final Frontier [MORE]
Doppler Ultrasound to Detect Blood Clots
Sonavex Ultrasound
Doppler ultrasound generates frequencies that are amplified when a transducer moves over an artery or vein. A blockage changes [MORE]
Philips’ Digital Pathology Slide Reader Now FDA Cleared
Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution
“The FDA has granted Philips the first regulatory clearance for a whole slide imaging digital pathology system [MORE]