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Paper-based microfluidics offer pathway to rapid and low-cost prototyping
A team from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, led by associate professor Dr. Zachary Gagnon and graduate student Md Nazibul Islam, has developed a novel way to fabricate diagnostic ...
May 20, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Study: App more accurate than patient evaluation of stool samples
An innovative mobile phone application was found to be as good as expert gastroenterologists at characterizing stool specimens, according to a study by Cedars-Sinai. The artificial intelligence (AI) used in the smartphone ...
May 20, 2022
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Virtual immune system roadmap unveiled
An article published May 20 in npj Digital Medicine provides a step-by-step plan for an international effort to create a digital twin of the human immune system.
May 20, 2022
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Scientists devise method to prevent deadly hospital infections without antibiotics
A hospital or medical clinic might be the last place you'd expect to pick up a nasty infection, but approximately 1.7 million Americans do each year, resulting in nearly 100,000 deaths from infection-related complications ...
May 19, 2022
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Spying on thousands of neurons in the brain's vision center simultaneously
Using a custom-built microscope to peer into the mouse brain, scientists have tracked the activity of single neurons across the entire visual cortex.
May 19, 2022
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Mass spectrometry to detect key markers of Alzheimer's
A group of Skoltech scientists led by Professor Evgeny Nikolaev in collaboration with colleagues from MIPT, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of RAS, and Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of RAS has overviewed ...
May 19, 2022
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Creating HOPE: New app helps people struggling with opioids
With opioid-overdose deaths reaching an all-time high during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new app developed at UVA Health is helping people struggling with opioids get the care they need.
May 19, 2022
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Enhancement of closed-loop cognitive stress regulation using supervised control architectures
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious and agitated are among the symptoms associated with high levels of cognitive stress. Conversely, loss of cognitive engagement might also prevent individuals from following their goals. A low level ...
May 19, 2022
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A contact lens that monitors eye pressure and administers glaucoma drugs when needed
A team of researchers working at Sun Yat-Sen University in China has developed a contact lens that can be used to monitor eye pressure changes and to administer glaucoma drugs when needed. In their paper published in the ...
Study reveals that kidney cells don't filter blood, they pump it
Human kidneys are an intricate network of tubes that process roughly 190 quarts of blood every day. Lining these tubes are epithelial cells that transport blood through the kidneys and circulate it back into the body. How ...
May 18, 2022
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Study reveals imaging approach with potential to detect lung cancer earlier, at the cellular level
Researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to identify lung cancer at the cellular level in real time during a biopsy, offering promise in the ability to detect the disease ...
May 18, 2022
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Technology allows amputees to control a robotic arm with their mind
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have developed a more accurate, less invasive technology that allows amputees to move a robotic arm using their brain signals instead of their muscles.
May 18, 2022
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Nearly 1 billion people lack access to disability aids
Almost 1 billion children and adults with disabilities, and older people, are unable to access the assistive technology they need, according to a UN report, which calls for more investment in these life-changing products.
May 18, 2022
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3D-printed acoustic holograms against Alzheimer's or Parkinson's
The holograms designed by the team of researchers from UPV and CSIC allow the opening of the blood brain barrier selectively, efficiently and in a highly focused manner, facilitating the administration of therapeutic drugs ...
May 17, 2022
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Desktop air curtain system prevents spread of COVID-19 in hospital settings
In efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, miniaturizing air curtains for hospital wards, labs, and other health care settings is gaining traction as a viable solution to inadequate face masks or when social distancing ...
May 17, 2022
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Scientists are developing patch that warns of oncoming drug overdose
With the United States facing an epidemic of drug overdoses, researchers are developing a wearable patch that can detect an oncoming opioid OD and deliver doses of a drug that could save lives.
May 17, 2022
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Near-infrared light fluorescence in mice optimizes tumor removal, reduces cancer recurrence
Nearly 13% of women born in the U.S. today will develop breast cancer at some point during their lives. Treatment for early-stage disease often includes breast-conserving surgery, where the tumor and some surrounding healthy ...
May 17, 2022
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New robotic platform offers diagnosis and removal of lung cancer during single surgery
UC Davis Health physicians have performed the first single-anesthesia diagnosis to treatment of lung cancer using a fully robotic approach in the UC Health System.
May 17, 2022
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Using CAR T-cell therapy, scientists seek cure for cancer at the molecular level
In the fight against cancer, a new tool has emerged that's shifted the treatment landscape. CAR T-cell therapy, first approved for clinical use in 2017, uses a patient's own re-engineered immune cells to attack cancer. It ...
May 17, 2022
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Using math to improve your workout
Interval training is the best way to improve your cardiorespiratory fitness and overall sports performance. It works for everyone, from the elite athlete preparing for the Olympics to the regular weekend athlete to the patient ...
May 17, 2022
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