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
August 24, 2021 The novel odor-based test relies on a machine-learning algorithm to identify unique combinations of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, in the vapors wafting from blood plasma samples. In the lab, the technology was able to detect and identify elusive cancer cells with 95 percent accuracy. Researchers were scheduled to detail the technology’s … Read more
This percentage was even higher — 50% — among Generation Z and millennials, according to the data. Older adults also expressed interest in telehealth services, with 48% of respondents aged 65 years and older reporting that they will likely continue to use telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic. The data are from a series of surveys … Read more
August 18, 2021 The device, nicknamed the “living pharmacy,” is aiming to control the body’s circadian clock, reducing the time it takes to recover from disruptions to sleep cycles by half. The wireless device could have applications in military and hospital usage, helping military personnel and first responders working shifting schedules better recover from sleep … Read more