September 28, 2021 Flexible, dissolvable electronics could soon pave the way for temporary pacemaker wearers to avert the risks associated with surgical procedures from initial implantation to the removal of the device once its job is done. Northwestern and George Washington Universities have developed what they say is the first-ever transient pacemaker that is not … Read more
September 23, 2021 The insertable biosensors detect the virus from a wearer’s breath, producing easy to read results similar to those of an at-home pregnancy test. If the coronavirus is present, the system changes the pattern of lines in the readout strip. To activate the test, the wearer pushes a button on the mask to … Read more
September 21, 2021 Researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, have developed an inflatable spinal implant for the treatment of severe pain without invasive surgery. The device uses soft robotic fabrication methods along with ultra-thin electronics and microfluidics. With a width similar to that of a human hair, the device can be rolled up, placed … Read more
September 16, 2021 Monash University in Australia has created a rapid and cost-effective paper test for checking bilirubin levels to detect jaundice in newborns. The test could potentially become a point-of-care diagnostic for at-home and hospital use. The test is co-developed by Monash University’s Faculty of Engineering, the Monash Institute of Medical Engineering and Monash … Read more
September 14, 2021 The research was published in the Annals of Oncology at the end of June 2021. It found that the test could detect cancers with a high level of accuracy. It’s intended for people at greater risk of cancer over the age of 50. Scientists said the test can detect cancer before any … Read more
September 09, 2021 That is because researchers – led by Dr. David Wishart and funded by the Canadian Cancer Society – are developing a liquid biopsy able to detect lung cancer-specific chemicals in patients. “Currently those with lung cancer are most often diagnosed in the later stages, usually stage 3 or 4, when treatment outcomes … Read more
September 07, 2021 The engineers at the West Lafayette, Indiana–based university developed a new spray/sewing method designed to transform any conventional cloth item into these smart clothes that can also be cleaned in the washing machine like normal clothing. “By spray-coating smart clothes with highly hydrophobic molecules, we are able to render them repellent to … Read more
September 02, 2021 Signatera, a “tumor-informed” blood test developed by Natera, can detect circulating tumor DNA in the bloodstream for certain types of cancers. “What makes the tumor DNA different is that it has certain mutations that actually lead to the uncontrolled cell growth that became the cancer,” Solomon Moshkevich, the General Manager of Oncology … Read more
August 31, 2021 Published in Nature Communications and part-funded by the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, the research determined a set of age-related cut-off levels of NfL which could inform its potential use in primary care settings through a simple blood test. Joint Senior Author on the study, Dr Abdul Hye from the NIHR Maudsley … Read more
August 26, 2021 Targeted treatment for cancer, such as immunotherapy, blocks the abnormal growth of cancerous cells by attacking specific molecules which instruct them to grow and spread. However, to evaluate its effectiveness, clinicians often have to rely on imaging techniques such as MRI and CT scans, which are costly, and can only be determined … Read more