Laser Heated Blood Incubator
Monash Researchers developed laser blood testing pre-transfusion
Blood typing has become so much more complex (346 different types) that pretesting for [MORE]
Senolytics in Kidney Disease
Senescent fibroblast
“In a small safety and feasibility clinical trial, Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated for the first time that senescent [MORE]
MRI Imaging of the Aging Brain’s Molecular Content
Aging brain has molecular changes
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have shown a process for profiling molecular changes in [MORE]
E-nose Assess Immunotherapy Prognosis
Analysis of exhaled breath
Oncologists at the Netherlands Cancer Institute “hypothesized that molecular profiling of exhaled air may capture the inflammatory [MORE]
CTC Blood Test for Prostate Cancer
Blood testing for CTCs
The prostate specific antigen test that is widely used to detect prostate cancer is famously inaccurate. For [MORE]
Protective Membrane for Implanted Cardiac Devices
Cardiac pacemaker
Implanted cardiac devices eventually accumulate a buildup of scar tissue which is a problem when the devices have to [MORE]
Programming DNA-Based Biomolecules to Target Cancer Cell Membranes
Cell membrane proteins to identify cancer cells
“A new cancer-detecting tool [developed at Duke University] uses tiny circuits made of DNA [MORE]
Ultrasound Otoscope
Advanced ultrasound otoscope
Diagnosing a middle ear infection with the traditional otoscope has its limitations. For a more accurate image, researchers [MORE]
AI’s 100% Accuracy in Detecting Heat Failure from a Single Beat
AI diagnoses CHF
This sounds almost unbelievable, but researchers at the University of Surrey (UK) have used artificial intelligence to analyze [MORE]
Stanford-Based “Marrow Miner”
Marrow Miner
A regenerative medicine research group at Stanford University has shown an improved means for harvesting stem cell rich bone [MORE]
Walmart’s Healthcare “Super Center”
Walmart Health
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has been exploring healthcare offerings for more than a decade. Now, the company has [MORE]
Smart Microscope Diagnoses Diseases
LED microscope
It’s possible today to earn a medical degree without ever looking through a microscope. There are many reasons for [MORE]
Anti-Resistance Plasmid
Genetically engineered plasmid with-CRISPR-Cas9 removes-Antibiotic Resistance Gene
In a collaboration between plasmid engineers at the University of Colorado SOM and the [MORE]
“Swift” Method for 3D Printing of Organs
SWIFT cardiac tissue cross section
Once again, the bioengineers at the Wyss Institute live up to their motto of “biologically inspired [MORE]
20 Year Forecast for Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology
The Engineering Biology Research Consortium is “futurist-minded” about synthetic biology, with funding from the National Science Foundation and the [MORE]
5G Ambulance Service
Paramedic uses robotic glove in 5G smart ambulance
Multiple vital signs monitors, ultrasound imaging, two-way videography all exist and could easily [MORE]
AI Coming to Primary Care
Automated image analysis
“With more than 500 million patient visits annually, primary care is a prime area where artificial intelligence can [MORE]
A Simple Cancer Urine Test
Urine test for cancer
“Researchers at Imperial College London and MIT have developed a simple cancer urine test based on injected [MORE]
The “Pathobiome” Concept
Pathobiome could enhance species production
Researchers at the University of Exeter have a new concept for the complex interactions of microbes [MORE]
Iota/Astellas Implanted Diagnostic Sensor
Developing millimeter size implants for diagnosis and treatment
“Using ultra-small device implants being developed by Iota Biosciences, Astellas Pharma hopes to [MORE]
Gene Editing that Targets Non-Coding DNA
Neuron targeted using SATI
“Salk Institute Researchers have added to the gene-editing toolbox through their novel technique known as intercellular linearized [MORE]
Automated Image Classification
Pearse Keane working with AI on imaging
This piece describes more of what might be done than what is done in [MORE]
First Corneal Transplant from iPSCs
Corneal transplant
“A woman in Japan with a corneal disease has become the first person in the world to receive a [MORE]
Immortalized Red Blood Cells
Malaria in peripheral blood
Immortalized red blood cells seems like a misnomer. Those cells have no nucleus. But researchers at the [MORE]
The Idea of Anti-Aging
Anti-aging
Easter Island, in the South Pacific, is where scientists from the University of Montreal in 1964 discovered a fungicide that [MORE]