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Handheld Metabolite Monitor
Handheld prototype for assaying metabolites
Engineers are getting closer to science fiction’s “tricorder.” This news from Glasgow University (UK) reports a [MORE]
AI Aids Automatic Molecular Imaging
Single molecule imaging
Japanese scientists have used fluorescent labeling microscopy and artificial intelligence to identify and locate single molecules in living [MORE]
Monitoring without Electronics
3D Assistive technology
Paul Allen is gone, but his School of Electrical and Computer Engineering lives on at the University of [MORE]
Perspective on Clinical Stem Cell Therapy
Human embryonic stem cell
In the 20 years since the University of Wisconsin’s James Thomson isolated the first embryonic stem cells, [MORE]
Predicting Blood Pressure
Wearable technology
Engineers at the University of California at San Diego have designed a wearable monitor that tracks sleep, exercise and [MORE]
Painted-On Oligopeptide Hydrogel for Melanoma
Transdermal PTX delivery for topical melanoma treatment
Quoting directly this report from Nanjing University: “Topical administration of anticancer drugs provides a [MORE]
Democratizing Diagnostics?
Microfluidic diagnostic tools
According to this piece, “[Microfluidic devices] are bound to democratize diagnostics by facilitating financial and physical access to [MORE]
Transomics at St. Jude’s
Genome
One thing that’s largely true about medical innovation is that the new is more expensive than the old. Clinical DNA [MORE]
AI for Measuring Blood Loss
Guass uses AI to estimate blood loss
Unless you’re interested in the business side of surgical suppliers, you can skip the [MORE]
Regrown Inner Ear Hair Reverses Hearing Loss
External ear with hair follicles
Animals other than mammals are able to regenerate nerve structures—e.g. inner ear hair cells—that maintain hearing [MORE]
First Programmed Synthetic Tissue
Synthetic prototissue with single beat oscillation
Chemists at the University of Bristol (UK) have created a tissue-like material that can simulate [MORE]
Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs for Kidney Disease
Nanoparticles deliver medication to kidney
Kidney tissue naturally filters out foreign substances which is why drug delivery is so problematic. In [MORE]
Nano-Optic Endoscope for Precision Imaging
Seeing deep tissue with Nano-optic endoscope
Earlier this year, optical engineers at Harvard published an article in Nature Nanotechnology about their [MORE]
CMS Expands Telemedicine Services
Telemedicine consultation
Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid changed the 2019 “Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program [MORE]