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Diagnostic tool creates stronger, longer-lasting bioluminescence signals to detect viruses
Mass General Brigham researchers are shining a powerful new light into the viral darkness with the development of Luminescence CAscade-based Sensor (LUCAS), a rapid, portable, highly-sensitive diagnostic tool for processing ...
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Diabetes
Detecting invisible wounds: Study could change how wound closure is defined
In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with functionally defective skin that lost more body water were likely to re-open, according to a new ...
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Real-time sensors quantify biomarkers to inform better wound care
Wound assessment by medical professionals relies largely on visual inspection, which can be challenging due to its subjective nature. Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in healing, as it is produced by immune cells ...
May 29, 2025
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Electronic face tattoo can gauge mental strain
Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. Published in the journal Device, the study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure ...
May 29, 2025
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Next-gen biobattery shrinks tumor, paving way for drug-free cancer treatments
A pioneering biobattery has been shown to reduce tumor growth in the body and could hold the key to a new drug-free immunotherapy treatment in cancer patients.
May 29, 2025
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All-in-one model reconstructs complex liver architecture
The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release bile into tiny channels called bile canaliculi, which drain into the bile duct in the liver periportal ...
May 29, 2025
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Study reveals novel strategy for in vivo blood stem cell gene therapy
A team of scientists from the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) in Milan, Italy, has identified a unique window shortly after birth in which circulating blood stem cells can be effectively targeted ...
May 28, 2025
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Scientists test real-time view of brain's waste removal with new monitoring device
A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases, according to a study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
May 28, 2025
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Digital health tools stuck in research—new article offers six ways forward
Digital tools such as apps, sensors, and AI-based solutions have become increasingly common in research on lifestyle interventions and self-management for chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. ...
May 28, 2025
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Flexible implant detects pain levels and delivers targeted electrical stimulation wirelessly
Chronic pain conditions, characterized by persistent or recurrent pain in specific parts of the body, can be highly debilitating and often significantly reduce the quality of life of the individuals experiencing them. Statistics ...
Chronic renal failure: Discovery of a crucial biomarker
In a world first, Canadian scientists at the CRCHUM, the hospital research center affiliated with Université de Montréal, have identified microRNA able to protect small blood vessels and support kidney function after severe ...
May 27, 2025
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Rapid bedside test predicts sepsis with more than 90% accuracy
Canadian scientists have developed a blood test and portable device that can determine the onset of sepsis faster and more accurately than existing methods.
May 27, 2025
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A chip with natural blood vessels: Researchers create miniature organ models in a rapid and reproducible manner
In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological systems, are becoming increasingly important: by cultivating tissue structures in precisely controlled microfluidic chips, it is possible ...
May 27, 2025
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Smart sanitary pads use rapid test strips and AI app to reveal key health biomarkers
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed the first technology that is able to recognize biomarkers in menstrual blood—directly in sanitary towels. MenstruAI promises a simple, non-invasive method for recording health data ...
May 27, 2025
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Novel blood purification technique eliminates antibiotic-resistant bacteria via artificial clots
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel extracorporeal blood purification technology that captures and removes bacteria from the bloodstream by leveraging sticky, clot-like surfaces. This breakthrough could ...
May 27, 2025
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Combining stem cell engineering and drug therapy to suppress abnormal bone formation
A research team led by Associate Professor Makoto Ikeya in the Department of Clinical Application at Kyoto University has developed a promising new therapeutic strategy for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)—a ...
May 27, 2025
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Arterial blood pressure monitoring may prevent brain damage in emergency patients
A pioneering study by Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) reveals that using invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring in pre-hospital emergency medicine offers far greater precision in treating patients with ...
May 27, 2025
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Spleen-based islet transplantation restores glycemic control in type 1 diabetes without full immunosuppression
Wenzhou Medical University researchers have reimagined the spleen as a viable site for islet transplantation, enabling long-term diabetes control without the burden of full immunosuppression. Nanoparticle-driven spleen remodeling ...
Mixed reality glasses can give 'the whole world back' to people with partial vision loss
It took Glenn Calverley a while to figure out he was having a stroke. It just felt like a really bad headache that wouldn't go away. But then he noticed his vision had changed dramatically and he knew something was seriously ...
May 26, 2025
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Study provides a window into public perceptions about technological treatment options for brain conditions
Given the rise in brain-based conditions and the growing development and investment in neurotechnologies to target them, it is important to understand how the public views these interventions and whether they would be willing ...
May 26, 2025
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3D-printed device enables precise modeling of complex human tissues in the lab
A new, easily adopted, 3D-printed device will enable scientists to create models of human tissue with even greater control and complexity. An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Washington and UW Medicine ...
May 24, 2025
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Researchers contribute to new toolkit for battling brain disorders
New studies stemming from the Armamentarium consortium outline findings that advance tools based on Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors. An announcement about the work explains how an AAV "acts like a shuttle capable of ...
May 23, 2025
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Vascularized stem cell islet organoids offer improved model for diabetes research
Researchers led by Maike Sander, scientific director of the Max Delbrück Center, have developed a vascularized organoid model of hormone-secreting cells in the pancreas. The advance, published in Developmental Cell, promises ...
May 23, 2025
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Cell therapy for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shows promise in human trials
Dr. Simrit Parmar, an associate professor in the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University and founder of the clinical-stage biotech company Cellenkos Inc. in Houston, has invented a new cell therapy that shows strong promise ...
May 23, 2025
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Team develops first validated tool to measure performance in bone-anchored prosthesis users after amputation
A test developed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus that measures both prosthetic donning time and mobility in lower-limb amputation, shows that a prosthesis anchored to bone goes on faster than a traditional ...
May 23, 2025
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