Pleiotropy Analysis
Sum Share – EHR
Pleiotropy analysis aims to discover how single genes can have different expressions. In this piece, researchers at [MORE]
DIY, Automated X-Rays
Automated and mobile X-ray device
Over half of the 206 bones of an adult human skeleton are in the hands and [MORE]
Why Aren’t Identical Twins Identical?
“Identical” twins may not have identical DNA
Nature vs. nurture is often the debate about twins. It fascinated Francis Galton in [MORE]
Robotic Assist for Overflow Healthcare Units
Pvillion – self-erecting structures
“As part of its Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, researchers from New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [MORE]
The Right Pen and Ink for Drawing Flexible Circuits
Draw flexible circuits
“Conductive ink is a great tool for printing flexible electronic circuits on surfaces. But these inks can be [MORE]
Rapid Nanopore Sequencing
Portable nanopore sequencer
Even a tiny DNA sequencer like Oxford Nanopore’s “MinION” takes considerable time to do its work because it [MORE]
Reaching for the Next generation Gene Therapy
Advancing gene therapy
Two beguiling questions have vexed gene therapy from the beginning: how safe and effective are the vectors, and [MORE]
Compact Scanner Produces 3D X-Ray Images in Color
3D image of a wrist with a watch
With a detector chip from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in [MORE]
A Paintable Phosphorescent Bandage for Postoperative Tissue Oxygen Assessment
Paintable phosphorescent bandage helps wound assessment
Photomedicine researchers at Harvard report “results of a clinical trial using a previously untried paintable [MORE]
Continuous Blood Monitoring
RT-ELISA prototype for blood monitoring
“The innovative new system has been dubbed by the researchers [at Stanford University] Real-time ELISA (RT-ELISA). [MORE]
Hand Held Infrared Spectroscopy Device
Chemist Igor Lednev displays portable Raman spectrometer
“Forensic chemistry is an important area of analytical chemistry. This field has been rapidly [MORE]
Quick Test for SARS-CoV-2 with a Smartphone
Rapid test for SARS CoV2 using smart phone
“Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a rapid test for SARS-CoV-2 that uses [MORE]
Temperature-Monitoring Ring
Oura Ring for continuous temperature monitoring
A quick temperature reading from the forehead may not tell much about a developing fever, [MORE]
The Gene Expression of Empathy
Empathy
“Many studies have confirmed that oxytocin affects empathy, but the epigenetic background of oxytocin in maternal empathy has not yet [MORE]
Bandage that Monitors Healing
Bandage monitors healing
“The electroanalytical wound sensors — built on carbon ultra microelectrode arrays (CUAs) on flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates [MORE]
Drug Loaded Nanoparticles Specific for Cancer Cells
Drug loaded nanoparticles dissolve in cancer cells
Ludwig Maximilian University (Munich) “researchers developed new nanoparticles that only release their drugs inside [MORE]
The Sequencer in Your Pocket
Genome analysis on smart phone
“ iGenomics (from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) is the first comprehensive mobile genome analysis application, with [MORE]
Micro-qPCR Chip for Pathogen ID (including SARS CoV)
Silicon based micro qPCR Chip
From bioengineers at Imperial College London: “we report a disposable silicon-based integrated Point-of-Need transducer (TriSilix) for [MORE]
Magnetically Controlled Microrobots
Mechanically interlocked 3D multi-material micromachines
Engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) have developed microbots that can swim [MORE]
NASA’s Breath Analyzer—Multiple Biomarkers
Jing Li PhD NASA E-Nose Breath Analyzer
“Methane, Hydrazine, Nitrogen dioxide, Hydrazoic acid, Sulfur trioxide, Hydrogen chloride, Formaldehyde, Acetone, Benzene, Chlorine [MORE]
Growing Transplantable Organs
Bhanu Telugu in his lab at UMD
Animal scientists at the University of Maryland “show for the first time that newly [MORE]
New Material for Wearable Biosensors
Wearable biosensors
“This paper reports a new biocompatible conductivity enhancement of poly (3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene):poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films for biomedical applications. [MORE]
200 Printed Kidney Organoids in Ten Minutes
Mini kidney from stem cell
Collaborating bioengineers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (Melbourne, Australia) and San Diego-based Organovo have demonstrated [MORE]
Organoids in Infectious Disease Research
Organoid applications
In 2009, Hans Clevers in The Netherlands first reported a method for growing and expanding human adult stem cell-derived [MORE]
Tear Analysis from a Contact Lens
Biosensor contact lens
“Researchers at the Terasaki Institute in Los Angeles have developed a prototype of a contact lens that can [MORE]