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A smartphone AI-based face-screening tool is being developed that may help paramedics to identify stroke within seconds, which is quicker and more accurate than is possible with current technologies. The team of biomedical engineers at RMIT University published a paper in Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine describing the development of the AI capabilities behind …
Image: The health monitor is flexible and designed to be comfortable to wear. Credit: Washington State University. A wearable health monitor developed at Washington State University (WSU) is reported to reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise. The report published in the journal ACS Sensors also suggests that the wearable can …
A group of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, the University of Freiburg, and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have created an exceptionally small implant, with electrodes the size of a single neuron that can also remain intact in the body over time — a unique combination that holds promise for future vision …
Approximately 3 million Americans have glaucoma, but that number could be higher as most people with early-stage glaucoma are not even aware that they have it, which is unfortunate because early treatment is key to reducing vision loss. Detecting subtle increases in eye pressure can help doctors to diagnose glaucoma, however, this presents a more …
Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is reportedly high. In a recent study, researchers from Japan tested a novel approach that involves injecting ‘cardiac spheroids,’ cultured from human stem cells, directly into damaged ventricles. The …
Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a lifetime without being renewed. Neuroscientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now demonstrated that this is the case together with researchers from Germany, Austria, and the USA. RNAs are generally short-lived molecules that are constantly reconstructed to adjust to environmental conditions. With their findings …
Most smartphones have a built-in compass or magnetometer that detects the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field to help with the user’s navigation. Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report their proof-of-concept study in Nature Communications, developing a technique using a modern cell phone magnetometer to measure the concentration of glucose, …
Scientists from St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital report reversing an aggressive form of cancer called Rhabdoid, and reverting malignant cells towards a more normal state, their findings are published in Nature, and they could have implications for other cancers that are driven by the loss of a tumor suppressor. “Rather than making a toxic event …
Image Caption: The koji mold patty after frying. (Credit: Vayu Hill-Maini/Berkeley Lab) With animal-free dairy products and convincing vegetarian meat substitutes already on the market, it’s easy to see how biotechnology can change the food industry. Advances in genetic engineering are allowing us to harness microorganisms to produce cruelty-free products that are healthy for consumers …
Image caption: The sticker is so small that it can fit (rolled up) inside of a syringe to be injected non-invasively. Here three variations of the sticker are displayed on a fingertip. Image Credit: Northwestern University. Researchers led by Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new, first-of-its-kind …