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Computer Vision in Healthcare
Triton Real Time Blood Loss Monitor
This piece has an interesting nugget about computer vision in healthcare—how Gauss Surgical (Los Altos, [MORE]
Preserving Liquid Biopsy Samples with a Glycoprotein
Microfluidics
Circulating tumor cells, captured in microfluidic devices, die off in a few hours; so means of preserving them is a [MORE]
Human Immunity to Cas9 Proteins
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing
Stanford researchers have reported troubling news about CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. Their report “demonstrates that there are pre-existing humoral [MORE]
Implantable Thread of islet Cells for T1D
Thread-Reinforced Alginate Fiber for Islets enCapsulation (TRAFFIC)
In animal studies, Cornell University scientists have developed a nanoporous polymer thread that strings [MORE]
Prosthetic Hand that Plays Piano
Ultrasound Prosthetic Fingers
Georgia Tech engineers have used an ultrasound detector to produce a prosthetic hand with high resolution electromyography. They [MORE]
Plasmonic Biosensors
Plasmonic Biosensor Detects Diseased Exosomes
As is said, disease is “written in blood.” In this piece, the “writing” is in exosomes—those [MORE]
Silk Nanowires in Medicine
Silk Threads Created by New Process
Synthetic silk generally has not been used in medical applications because of its chemical residues. [MORE]