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Reservoir ensures sustainable use of reagents

Manufactured to the ANSI/SLAS standard, the range of reagent reservoirs from Porvair Sciences are designed for simple integration into any automated liquid handling system.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 24 Aug 2022

Researchers combine AI with data to improve patient care and outcomes

Chenyang Lu, the Fullgraf Professor of computer science and engineering in the Washington University in St. Louis McKelvey School of Engineering, is combining artificial intelligence with data to improve patient care and outcomes.

23 Aug 2022

Fast and sensitive paper-based nucleic acid assay for SARS-CoV-2

A paper-based diagnostic has been developed by Jinghong Li, Weimin Li, Ruijin Deng, and colleagues from Boston University for the identification of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with high sensitivity.

23 Aug 2022

New wireless sock monitoring system reduces fall rates among hospitalized patients

Research led by nurses at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that a new wireless sock monitoring system reduced fall rates among "fall-risk" patients hospitalized at Ohio State's Brain and Spine Hospital.

23 Aug 2022

Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven SPEAR protein-detection technology licensed to Spear Bio

Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Spear Bio, Inc.announced that the Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven ultrasensitive SPEAR protein-detection technology has been licensed to the newly formed Boston-based startup.

23 Aug 2022

Novel optical fiber sensor device monitors key biomarkers following traumatic brain injury

The 'promising' results from tests on animal brain tissues suggest it could help clinicians to better monitor both disease progression and patients' response to treatment than is currently possible, which indicate the high potential for future diagnostic trials in humans.

23 Aug 2022

Researchers aim to create an AI algorithm for early detection of autism in children

Could artificial intelligence be used to assist with the early detection of autism spectrum disorder? That's a question researchers at the University of Arkansas are trying to answer. But they're taking an unusual tack.

22 Aug 2022

Handheld monocular pupillometer offers promise for autism screening in young children

Measuring how the eyes' pupils change in response to light - known as the pupillary light reflex - could potentially be used to screen for autism in young children, according to a study conducted at Washington State University.

22 Aug 2022

Lithuanian scientists develop technology for more efficient screening of voice pathologies

In cases of advanced laryngeal cancer, a complex surgery called laryngectomy is performed, when the organ vital for a person's ability to speak is removed.

22 Aug 2022

Tiny, touch-based sensor rapidly detects lithium levels from sweat on the surface of a fingertip

Lithium can alleviate the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression - if taken in just the right amount.

22 Aug 2022

Scientists perform first completely robot-supported microsurgical operations on humans

It is a great success for robotic microsurgery not only in Münster but worldwide – both for medicine and for science: a team led by scientists Dr. Maximilian Kückelhaus and Prof. Tobias Hirsch from the Centre for Musculoskeletal Medicine at the University of Münster has carried out the first completely robot-supported microsurgical operations on humans.

19 Aug 2022

MIT's design opens a path toward chip-free wireless sensors

Wearable sensors are ubiquitous thanks to wireless technology that enables a person's glucose concentrations, blood pressure, heart rate, and activity levels to be transmitted seamlessly from sensor to smartphone for further analysis.

18 Aug 2022

No one-size-fits-all AI program exists for all preventive treatments

A Rutgers analysis of dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) software programs used in precision, or personalized, medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat disease found that no program exists that can be used for all treatments.

18 Aug 2022

Engineers create the world's tiniest EEG caps for brain organoids

It could be the world's tiniest EEG electrode cap, created to measure activity in a brain model the size of a pen dot. Its designers expect the device to lead to better understanding of neural disorders and how potentially dangerous chemicals affect the brain.

17 Aug 2022

University of Arizona researcher receives Trailblazer Award to explore radar technology for fall risk analysis

More than 20,000 U.S. adults over 65 die as a result of falls every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and that number is increasing.

17 Aug 2022

Machine learning models can predict posttreatment recurrence in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma

According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), machine learning models applied to presently underutilized imaging features could help construct more reliable criteria for organ allocation and liver transplant eligibility.

17 Aug 2022

Novel non-invasive detection technique detects carotid artery stenosis

Motion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately detected narrowed arteries in the neck, which are a risk factor for stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

17 Aug 2022

Novel AI algorithm predicts the risk of mortality for patients suffering a major injury

Scientists from the Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine at the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine developed an AI algorithm to predict the risk of mortality for patients suffering a major injury. Using the Japan Trauma Data Bank for the years 2013 to 2017, they were able to obtain records for over 70,000 patients who had experienced blunt-force trauma, which allowed the researchers to identify critical factors that could guide treatment strategies more precisely.

17 Aug 2022

How useful is PCR for diagnosing monkeypox?

Researchers explore the reliability of PCR for monkeypox diagnosis.

16 Aug 2022

Inventia Life Science Accelerates Growth with AU$35 million Series B Led by Blackbird Ventures, Launching 3D Cell Culture Platform into US Market

Company aims to democratise access to affordable biomedical research especially in cancer research and new drug development through its novel 3D cell culture platform.

From Inventia Life Science 16 Aug 2022

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Reservoir ensures sustainable use of reagents

Researchers combine AI with data to improve patient care and outcomes

Fast and sensitive paper-based nucleic acid assay for SARS-CoV-2

New wireless sock monitoring system reduces fall rates among hospitalized patients

Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-driven SPEAR protein-detection technology licensed to Spear Bio

Novel optical fiber sensor device monitors key biomarkers following traumatic brain injury

Researchers aim to create an AI algorithm for early detection of autism in children

Handheld monocular pupillometer offers promise for autism screening in young children

Lithuanian scientists develop technology for more efficient screening of voice pathologies

Tiny, touch-based sensor rapidly detects lithium levels from sweat on the surface of a fingertip

Scientists perform first completely robot-supported microsurgical operations on humans

MIT's design opens a path toward chip-free wireless sensors

No one-size-fits-all AI program exists for all preventive treatments

Engineers create the world's tiniest EEG caps for brain organoids

University of Arizona researcher receives Trailblazer Award to explore radar technology for fall risk analysis

Machine learning models can predict posttreatment recurrence in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma

Novel non-invasive detection technique detects carotid artery stenosis

Novel AI algorithm predicts the risk of mortality for patients suffering a major injury

How useful is PCR for diagnosing monkeypox?

Inventia Life Science Accelerates Growth with AU$35 million Series B Led by Blackbird Ventures, Launching 3D Cell Culture Platform into US Market

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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