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Wearable Tracks Vitamin C Level in Sweat
Skin sensor measures Vitamin C
This is from researchers at the University of California in San Diego: “By stimulating sweating in [MORE]
Modeling Blood Flow in 3D VR
VR for blood flow helps direct stent placement
“Biomedical engineers are developing a massive fluid dynamics simulator that can model blood [MORE]
COVID-19 and the Permanent Transformation of Telemedicine?
Virtual healthcare
“It’s incredible. [COVID-19] has done what we couldn’t do until now, because, suddenly, it’s not just the patient who [MORE]
Allergy Testing from a Nasal Swab
Nasal swab testing
From the Technical University of Munich: “. . . we present the first study to assess whole patterns [MORE]
Individuality Defined by Information Processes
Information Theory
“The information theory of individuality allows for the identification of individuals at all levels of organization from molecular to [MORE]
Human “Textiles” Made from Collagen for Blood Vessel Repair
Blood vessels made from textiles
European tissue engineers have made strong, pliable “blood vessels” from sheets of extracellular matrix. Moreover, these [MORE]
Remember Prion Diseases?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
While the world has been focused on a virus—SARS-coV-2–prion processes have continued their destruction of tissues quietly. When did [MORE]
The Next “Big One”
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
This piece isn’t about half of California dropping into the Pacific, or Miami being blown away [MORE]
Anemia Detected in the Blink of the Eye
Diagnosing anemia via eye exam
Purdue University scientists have developed an inexpensive means for evaluating anemia from a smartphone photo of [MORE]
Paper Test Measures Lithium in Blood Drop
Lithium sensor
Bipolar patients rely on lithium carbonate medication, but the amount they take is close to a toxic effect. An [MORE]
Landmark Review of AI in Global Health
AI in healthcare
From the Lancet article: “AI-driven health interventions fit into four categories relevant to global health researchers: (1) diagnosis, [MORE]
A COVID-19 Biobank
COVID-19
Last February, when more than 100 Biogen representatives from around the world attended a conference, they unwittingly became a means [MORE]
When the Heart Naturally Regenerates
Human heart
When mouse hearts are damages in early life, they can regenerative; so why not the same for adults? This [MORE]
Laser-Light Activated Drug Delivery for Arthritis
Laser light used in treatment of RA
A collaborative team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke [MORE]