Cancer claims more than 10 million lives every year globally. Research shows that detecting cancer early can greatly improve a patient's chance of survival. And yet we lack reliable, affordable tools for early detection.
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Miniaturization and weight reduction of medical wearable devices for continuous health monitoring such as heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and sweat component analysis remain major challenges. In particular, optical sensors ...
Jul 30, 2025
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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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Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind device to profile the immune function of newborns. Using a single drop of blood, the BiophysicaL Immune Profiling for Infants (BLIPI) system provides real-time insights into ...
May 26, 2025
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A human brain on a chip sounds like something from a science fiction film, a gadget powering its cyborg villain.
Oct 23, 2024
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In an era marked by rapid technological advancement in biomedical engineering, a recent development could revolutionize our approach to drug testing and disease modeling.
Jun 3, 2024
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by pancreatic malfunction and poor production of insulin. Imagine your pancreas is a factory for insulin, a key hormone that keeps your blood sugar level. Inside ...
May 28, 2024
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's deadliest bacterial disease and most commonly affects the lungs. Recent years have seen an increase in drug-resistant TB cases leaving many patients with limited treatment options. The only ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed an entirely new approach to building point-of-care diagnostic devices that only use gravity to transport, mix and otherwise manipulate the liquid droplets involved. The ...
Jul 13, 2023
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One of the great challenges in the fight against cancer is to design new technologies for a personalized treatment for each patient. Depending on the molecular characteristics—DNA mutations for instance—of each tumor, precision ...
Mar 31, 2023
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