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Virtual reality-based rehabilitation for recovery of stroke and neurodegenerative disease patients

Virtual reality-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases.

14 Dec 2020

UV-LEDs can efficiently, quickly kill coronavirus

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have proven that the coronavirus can be killed efficiently, quickly, and cheaply using ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs). They believe that the UV-LED technology will soon be available for private and commercial use.

14 Dec 2020

Smart ring can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers

Temperature data collected by wearable devices worn on the finger can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers, a leading symptom of both COVID-19 and the flu, according to a team of researchers from the University of California San Diego, UC San Francisco and MIT Lincoln Lab.

14 Dec 2020

60-second breath test to detect COVID-19 with IONICON PTR-TOFMS

Singapore start-up develops fast breath test based on PTR-TOF technology.

From Ionicon Analytik Ges.m.b.H. 14 Dec 2020

Digital chest drainage systems could help reduce COVID-19 spread, research shows

Pioneering research, which reveals digital chest drains generate and distribute less aerosol generated particles compared to traditional water seal systems, has been published in the Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery journal.

14 Dec 2020

New platform allows travelers from any country to book Covid-19 pre-travel tests

Pure Health, the largest laboratory operator in the GCC, has launched a platform for travelers from any country to book Covid-19 pre-travel tests and get it done from anywhere in the world.

14 Dec 2020

Robots can encourage people to take greater risks, research shows

New research has shown robots can encourage people to take greater risks in a simulated gambling scenario than they would if there was nothing to influence their behaviors.

11 Dec 2020

Soft X-ray microscopy with record resolution of 7 nm

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and other institutions in Paris, Hamburg and Basel, have succeeded in setting a new record in X-ray microscopy.

11 Dec 2020

Saliva-based smartphone COVID-19 testing platform provides results within 15 minutes

Offering an ultrasensitive yet accessible approach to COVID-19 testing, a portable saliva-based smartphone platform provides results within 15 minutes without the resource-intensive laboratory tests the current gold standard requires, according to a new study.

11 Dec 2020

New AI tool could make breast cancer treatment less expensive and more readily available

Imagine being a doctor and having a precocious resident permanently by your side, giving you brilliant insight into disease and helping you to identify the best treatment path for your patients.

11 Dec 2020

Innovations to fix our food systems could have unintended consequences

Protein derived from organic waste to feed livestock could decrease demand for soybean meal. This could lead to less deforestation caused by soy farming.

11 Dec 2020

Scientists use human stem cells and bioengineered scaffold to build whole functioning thymus

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have rebuilt a human thymus, an essential organ in the immune system, using human stem cells and a bioengineered scaffold.

11 Dec 2020

Lung ultrasounds can predict outcomes in COVID-19 patients

For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, while others remain purely asymptomatic. A diagnostic tool could help physicians predict if a patient with COVID-19 will worsen.

11 Dec 2020

AI tool helps clinical labs to rule out COVID-19

Hospital-based laboratories and doctors at the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic might soon add artificial intelligence to their testing toolkit.

11 Dec 2020

Detailed simulations reveal new information on sickle cell disease

Although there has yet to be a cure for sickle cell disease, researchers recently created detailed simulations on the Comet system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) showing how these stiff red blood cells flow through blood vessels, deforming and colliding along the way.

11 Dec 2020

Rapid lateral flow immunoassay enables fluorescence detection of SARS-Cov-2 RNA

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and accurate nucleic acid detection at the point of care. To meet this need, scientists from the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology have developed a novel amplification-free rapid SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection platform based on hybrid capture fluorescence immunoassay (HC-FIA).

11 Dec 2020

Device / Technology News

Virtual reality-based rehabilitation for recovery of stroke and neurodegenerative disease patients

UV-LEDs can efficiently, quickly kill coronavirus

Smart ring can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers

60-second breath test to detect COVID-19 with IONICON PTR-TOFMS

Digital chest drainage systems could help reduce COVID-19 spread, research shows

New platform allows travelers from any country to book Covid-19 pre-travel tests

Robots can encourage people to take greater risks, research shows

Soft X-ray microscopy with record resolution of 7 nm

Saliva-based smartphone COVID-19 testing platform provides results within 15 minutes

New AI tool could make breast cancer treatment less expensive and more readily available

Innovations to fix our food systems could have unintended consequences

Scientists use human stem cells and bioengineered scaffold to build whole functioning thymus

Lung ultrasounds can predict outcomes in COVID-19 patients

AI tool helps clinical labs to rule out COVID-19

Detailed simulations reveal new information on sickle cell disease

Rapid lateral flow immunoassay enables fluorescence detection of SARS-Cov-2 RNA

Researchers use AI platform to identify best combination of available therapies against COVID-19.

Magma Learning wins Innovation Award for providing business ideas on Health Sciences ecosystem

New computer algorithm could end misidentification of cancer cells in laboratories

Using AI to find optimal combination of available therapies against SARS-CoV-2

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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