Biomedical technology
New microchip sensor measures stress hormones from drop of blood
A Rutgers-led team of researchers has developed a microchip that can measure stress hormones in real time from a drop of blood.
Jun 30, 2021
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Health
Stroke affects the whole family, and here's how to help keep it together
When Carol Coulther's husband, Rich, had a stroke, her teacher instincts kicked in immediately. She began writing down everything his doctors said to make sense of what happened and what he would need in his recovery.
May 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why processed foods trigger chronic kidney disease
A recent study led by Monash University diabetes researchers has shown that a diet high in processed foods brings on leaky gut syndrome, which in turn increases the risk of kidney disease.
Apr 1, 2021
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Cardiology
Scientists develop AI platform to assess blood vessel anomalies and eye disease
An international team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Gastroenterology
Of mice and men and their different tolerance to pathogens
Trillions of commensal microbes live on the mucosal and epidermal surfaces of the body and it is firmly established that this microbiome affects its host's tolerance and sensitivity of the host to a variety of pathogens. ...
Mar 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Multicellular liver-on-a-chip for modeling fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide. It is found in 30% of people in developed countries and occurs in approximately 25% of people in the United States. Risk factors ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chip simplifies COVID-19 testing, delivers results on a phone
COVID-19 can be diagnosed in 55 minutes or less with the help of programmed magnetic nanobeads and a diagnostic tool that plugs into an off-the-shelf cell phone, according to Rice University engineers.
Feb 25, 2021
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Cardiology
A new microchip could help scientists uncover secrets of heart regeneration in baby mice
Baby mice might be small, but they're tough, too. For their first seven days of life, they have the special ability to regenerate damaged heart tissue. Humans, on the other hand, aren't so lucky: any heart injuries we suffer ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Cardiology
Cleaning up cellular trash helps hearts recover after heart attacks
In a new study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown how an enzyme can activate and engage a "trash and recycling system" in heart cells to help patients better recover from a heart attack. The researchers say in ...
Dec 23, 2020
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Biomedical technology
New lab-on-a-chip infection test could provide cheaper, faster portable diagnostics
The chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a 'micro laboratory' which performs a miniature version of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the spot. PCR is the gold-standard test for detecting ...
Dec 2, 2020
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