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Tiny devices based on microfluidics set to revolutionize detection and treatment of cancer

A new generation of pathology labs mounted on chips is set to revolutionize the detection and treatment of cancer by using devices as thin as a human hair to analyze bodily fluids.

24 Jul 2019

LifeBridge Health launches virtual hospital to enhance patient care and experience

When Owings Mills resident Wayne Webb responded to a follow-up call from a staff member at Northwest Hospital asking him to open his front door, he was shocked to see paramedics waiting for him. Although he was not feeling well after a visit to the hospital's Emergency Department a few days prior, he had no idea why the paramedics were at his home.

23 Jul 2019

Researchers design nanodrone to detect toxic gases in emergencies

Detecting dangerous gases in collapsed buildings due earthquakes or explosions and identifying the presence of victims in places which are hard to access are some action scenarios of SNAV, a nanodrone designed and created by the researchers Santiago Marco and Javier Burgués, from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Barcelona and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia.

23 Jul 2019

New color-changing tattoos can monitor glucose levels and other metabolites in real-time

Scientists in Germany have developed an intradermal tattoo that changes color in response to fluctuations in glucose, albumin, and pH levels.

23 Jul 2019

Scientists use AI to improve diagnosis and monitoring of rare eye condition

Fight for Sight is funding research by scientists from universities and hospitals in Birmingham and London using artificial intelligence to extract ‘hidden’ information from retinal images of patients with a rare eye condition called birdshot uveitis.

23 Jul 2019

New chip device offers superior detection of blood residues for forensic applications

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have developed a new chip device that offers superior identification of miniscule blood residues for forensic applications.

22 Jul 2019

EU Biophotonic workshop set to examine latest developments in clinical diagnostics

A biophotonic workshop hosted by the European Commission is set to examine the latest developments in clinical diagnostics.

22 Jul 2019

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will be the first to use helium-free MR technology

From July 15th Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will be the first UK hospital to introduce a new kind of scanner, the Philips Ingenia Ambition X 1.5T MR - the UK’s first MR system to enable helium-free operations.

From Philips Healthcare 22 Jul 2019

Researchers publish review on serial femtosecond crystallography

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have published a review on serial femtosecond crystallography, one of the most promising methods for analyzing the tertiary structure of proteins.

22 Jul 2019

Non-invasive diagnostic method could aid in early detection, monitoring of bladder cancer

This non-invasive diagnostic method could help detect the disease in its earliest stages with a small urine sample.

19 Jul 2019

New technology can improve sound quality for hearing implant users

New technology can improve sound quality for hearing implant users by a life-changing amount. Dr Wim Melis from the University of Greenwich is working on deconstructing and reconstructing audio signals with extremely high accuracy.

19 Jul 2019

AfPP launches new clinical audit tool to enhance patient safety

A new clinical audit tool designed to transform how risk management strategies are identified and implemented within the operating theatre environment has been launched.

19 Jul 2019

Researchers use Twitter and artificial intelligence to see who’s exercising

Social media captures demographic data on physical activity by using Twitter and artificial intelligence (AI), a new study shows.

18 Jul 2019

Dermal tattoo biosensors for detecting metabolites and blood pH change

The art of tattooing may have found a diagnostic twist. A team of scientists in Germany have developed permanent dermal sensors that can be applied as artistic tattoos.

18 Jul 2019

New electronic skin system may give robots, prosthetics exceptional sense of touch

Robots and prosthetic devices may soon have a sense of touch equivalent to, or better than, the human skin with the Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin, an artificial nervous system developed by a team of researchers at the National University of Singapore.

18 Jul 2019

Researchers use visual cortical prosthesis to help bring sight to the blind

Baylor College of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles and Second Sight Medical Products are using a visual cortical prosthesis to help bring sight to the blind.

18 Jul 2019

New technology to harvest energy from the human knee

Imagine powering your devices by walking. With technology recently developed by a group of researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, that possibility might not be far out of reach.

17 Jul 2019

Mercy Medical Center adds O-arm imaging system to improve spinal surgery results

As part of continuing efforts to provide patients with the latest in medical technology, Mercy Medical Center has added the Medtronic O-arm Mobile Surgical Imaging System to lessen radiation exposure and improve spinal surgery results, Charles C. Park, M.D., Ph.D., Director of The Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Center at Mercy has announced.

17 Jul 2019

Don't Miss the Blood-Brain Barrier Drug Delivery (B3DD) Summit this August

The B3DD Summit will be held in Boston from August 13-15, 2019. This news story provides an overview of what you can expect at this year's conference.

From Blood-Brain Barrier Delivery Summit (B3DD) 17 Jul 2019

Rutgers researchers create new device to see if targeted cancer therapy is working

Rutgers researchers have created a device that can determine whether targeted chemotherapy drugs are working on individual cancer patients.

17 Jul 2019

Device / Technology News

Tiny devices based on microfluidics set to revolutionize detection and treatment of cancer

LifeBridge Health launches virtual hospital to enhance patient care and experience

Researchers design nanodrone to detect toxic gases in emergencies

New color-changing tattoos can monitor glucose levels and other metabolites in real-time

Scientists use AI to improve diagnosis and monitoring of rare eye condition

New chip device offers superior detection of blood residues for forensic applications

EU Biophotonic workshop set to examine latest developments in clinical diagnostics

Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will be the first to use helium-free MR technology

Researchers publish review on serial femtosecond crystallography

Non-invasive diagnostic method could aid in early detection, monitoring of bladder cancer

New technology can improve sound quality for hearing implant users

AfPP launches new clinical audit tool to enhance patient safety

Researchers use Twitter and artificial intelligence to see who’s exercising

Dermal tattoo biosensors for detecting metabolites and blood pH change

New electronic skin system may give robots, prosthetics exceptional sense of touch

Researchers use visual cortical prosthesis to help bring sight to the blind

New technology to harvest energy from the human knee

Mercy Medical Center adds O-arm imaging system to improve spinal surgery results

Don't Miss the Blood-Brain Barrier Drug Delivery (B3DD) Summit this August

Rutgers researchers create new device to see if targeted cancer therapy is working

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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