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Functional Lab-Grown Brain Organoids
Slice of brain organoid
UCSD neuroscientists have grown stem cells into tissue resembling the brain’s cortex. Further, those “organoids” display EEG [MORE]
Patch with Microneedles Delivers Drugs for Eye Diseases
Eye patch with microneedles
Means for delivering drugs to treat glaucoma and macular degeneration—eye drops and needle injections–are limited in several [MORE]
Wearables for Clinical Studies
Spire health tag
Litmus Health (Austin, TX) has published a census of wearable devices that might be used in various situations [MORE]
BRCA1 Assessment on a Smartphone
POC BRCA 1 mutation testing
A paper microfluidics method, called “FluoroZen,” coupled with a smartphone application is able to detect BRCA1 [MORE]
Sensing High Metastatic Potential
Tumor cell with high metastatic potential
Researchers at the UCSD medical school have identified a protein that has a high correlation [MORE]
Monitoring Heart Cells without Disrupting Them
Electronic device monitors cardiomyocytes
This from Japanese cardio-researchers: “For the first time, engineers have demonstrated an electronic device to closely monitor [MORE]
Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 in Cartilage Regeneration
MIT Cartilage Drug Delivery
Insulin growth factor-1 has previously been shown to support joint cartilage, but getting IGF-1 to an arthritic [MORE]
Singapore University’s $1 Test for Multiple Diseases
enVision
Human papilloma virus has one hundred subtypes, five of which can cause cervical cancer. Consequently, a point-of-care microfluidic device that [MORE]
Glucose Powered Device with Cotton Electrodes
Cotton based electrodes used in a new biofuel cell
Personal glucometers work by electrically detecting the amount of glucose oxidase in [MORE]
iPSC Transplanted into Parkinson’s Patient
Neurons
Last October, Japanese neuroscientists implanted induced pluripotent stem cells into a Parkinson’s patient. As described: “Kyoto University stem cell researcher [MORE]
Removing Fat, Cellulite and Tattoos with Acoustic Shockwaves
Soliton tattoo remova
“Soliton, a company based in Houston, Texas, has developed an acoustic shockwave device to assist in laser tattoo [MORE]
Tissue Chips in Space
Small tissue chips in space
Microfluidic chips that mimic human tissues are well established in medical and pharmaceutical research, but using [MORE]
Microgel for Wound Healing
Microgel for wound healing
Materials scientists at Michigan Tech have found in their search for a medical “glue” a substance that [MORE]
“Video Vitals”
Video Vitals
In regions where epidemic diseases rage, being able to determine vital signs, using a smartphone camera, is a decided [MORE]