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A Saliva Test for Diabetes
Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy
Researchers mainly at the Federal University of Uberlandia (Minas Gerais, Brazil) have used [MORE]
AI for Predicting Acute Respiratory Prognosis
Coronavirus patient Khomeini Hospital
Investigators at NYU’s Grossman Scholl of Medicine used artificial intelligence to analyze the biomarkers and records of [MORE]
A Better Brain-Machine Interface
Schematic of the CMOS chip integrated with the microwire bundle
In this piece British, American and Swiss bioengineers “. . . [MORE]
Imaging Tumors below the Skin
MIcro OCT imagery
American and Chinese scientists have developed “a prototype device capable of imaging through tissues at resolutions down to [MORE]
114 Year Old Stem Cells
Centenarian
Why do people over 100 years old age so slowly? This was the question of interventional gerontologists at the Sanford [MORE]
An Ultrasound Sensor for Tumor Tracking.
Prof. Aguilar and Dr.Lee with ultrasound biosensor
Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) medical scientists have developed “. . . nanoparticles consisting of [MORE]
The Structure of Tears
Tears
Tears are not simply a mix of water, electrolytes, and minerals. They have an architecture. “Tear film consists of three [MORE]
Reference Map of Human Proteins
Mapping interactions of human proteins
”The largest of its kind, the human reference interactome (HuRI) map charts 52,569 interactions between 8,275 [MORE]
Sensitive and Specific Cancer Blood Test
DNA methylation
In an international collaboration led by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Mayo Clinic, researchers found a high level [MORE]
Rejuvenating Old Cells
Old Human Cells Rejuvenated With Stem Cell Technology
“Old human cells return to a more youthful and vigorous state after being [MORE]
Keratin Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration
Keratin-based scaffolds
If your finger nails and hair grow, it shows the fibrous structural protein keratin is at work. This, now, [MORE]
Wyss’ “Body on a Chip”
Multi human organ chip
The Wyss Institute specializes in mind-boggling. Here, in text and a video, researchers show and automated, robotic [MORE]
Customizable Bio-Ink for Organ Printing
BioInk to print living cells
Rutgers University bioengineers have devised means for 3D tissue printing that affords custom environments for different [MORE]
Robotics Research and Covid-19
Medical personnel test for corona virus outside an emergency structure
Wars and pandemics, awful as they are, always have spurred innovation, [MORE]