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New Biosensor Could Help Detect Breast Cancer in its Initial Stages

At the laboratory level, a group of Spanish scientists has developed a prototype of a new biosensor that can detect breast cancer in its initial stages.

21 May 2021

Researchers to Develop Wireless, Implantable Device to Control the Body's Circadian Clock

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has signed a cooperative agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a wireless, fully implantable device that will control the body's circadian clock, halving the time it takes to recover from disrupted sleep/wake cycles.

18 May 2021

Graphene-Based Technology may Lead to Personalized Wearable Sensors

Using a novel G-Putty material, scientists from AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, and from Trinity’s School of Physics have designed an advanced graphene-based sensing technology.

5 May 2021

New Sensor Detects Ebola in Single Drop of Blood with Results in an Hour

Scientists have been developing a new sensor with the ability to detect Ebola in a single drop of blood and offer results within an hour.

28 Apr 2021

New Sweat Sensor can Help Detect Cytokine Levels in COVID-19 Patients

During the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors had found that patients who experienced a surge of pro-inflammatory immune proteins, called “cytokine storm,” were usually the sickest and faced the highest risk of death.

19 Apr 2021

Minuscule Oxygen Sensing Implant can Measure Tissue Oxygen Levels in Real Time

A tiny wireless implant developed by engineers from the University of California, Berkeley, can offer real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep beneath the skin.

15 Apr 2021

New Skoltech Sensor Tracks “Stress Hormone” in Real-Time

Skoltech researchers have developed a prototype of a fluorescence-based sensor for continuous detection of cortisol concentrations in real-time, which can help monitor various health conditions.

14 Apr 2021

Gold Nanoparticle-Based Implantable Sensors Could Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics

The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the body has fascinated physicians and scientists for a long time.

6 Apr 2021

New DNA Nanosensor Quickly, Accurately Detects Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens

The sustained overuse of antibiotics has caused the development of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, or the so-called “superbugs,” which can lead to acute, dangerous infections that should be diagnosed and treated at an early stage.

23 Mar 2021

System Flags Potential Errors in Patient's Medication Administration Method

From swallowing pills to injecting insulin, patients frequently administer their own medication. But they don't always get it right. Improper adherence to doctors' orders is commonplace, accounting for thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in medical costs annually. MIT researchers have developed a system to reduce those numbers for some types of medications.

19 Mar 2021