Researchers at AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, and from Trinity’s School of Physics, have developed next-generation, graphene-based sensing technology using their innovative G-Putty material. The team’s printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and outperform other comparable nano-enabled sensors in an important metric seen as a game-changer in...
by Sara Vaccar, Carnegie Mellon University Noninvasive focused ultrasound stimulation with cell-type specificity. Credit: College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University’s He Lab is focusing on noninvasive neuroengineering solutions that not only provide diagnostic techniques, but also innovative treatment options. Their latest research has demonstrated that noninvasive neuromodulation via low-intensity ultrasound can have cell-type selectivity in...
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI IMAGE: RESEARCHERS SUGGEST USING MICRONEEDLES FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY DUE TO THE HIGH ABUNDANCE OF IMMUNE CELLS UNDER THE SKIN. CREDIT: SANTOS LAB, UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI A recent study from the University of Helsinki monitors the breakthrough progresses in the development of microneedles for immunotherapy and discusses the challenges regarding their production. Researchers suggest using microneedles...
TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Researchers at AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, and from Trinity’s School of Physics, have developed next-generation, graphene-based sensing technology using their innovative G-Putty material. The team’s printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard and outperform other comparable nano-enabled sensors in an important metric seen as...
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS IMAGE: PHOTO SHOWING RELATIVE SIZE OF SPECTROMETER (LEFT) AND CELLPHONE (RIGHT AND AT THE LOWER END OF THE SPECTROMETER). CREDIT: PETER RENTZEPIS WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021 — Scientists from Texas A&M have developed an extension to an ordinary cellphone that turns it into an instrument capable of detecting chemicals, drugs, biological...
by Duke University Medical Center Credit: Shawn Rocco, Duke University Medical Center A digital app successfully detected one of the telltale characteristics of autism in young children, suggesting the technology could one day become an inexpensive and scalable early screening tool, researchers at Duke University report. The research team created the app to assess the eye gaze patterns...
AALTO UNIVERSITY IMAGE: BY COUPLING ULTRASOUND WAVES TO A MEDICAL NEEDLE, RESEARCHERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE TIP OF A MEDICAL NEEDLE VIBRATE 30 000 TIMES PER SECOND. THE NEW TECHNOLOGY COULD IMPROVE CANCER MANAGEMENT. CREDIT: AALTO UNIVERSITY The diagnosis of diseases like cancer almost always needs a biopsy – a procedure where a clinician...
APRIL 20TH, 2021 RUKMANI SRIDHARAN Melanoma, which accounts for over 70 percent of all skin cancers, occurs when pigment producing cells called melanocytes multiply uncontrollably. This cancer is typically diagnosed through visual inspection of Suspicious Pigmented Lesions (SPLs), and such early detection of lesions in a physician’s office are often life-saving. However, there are several disadvantages...
APRIL 15TH, 2021 MEDGADGET EDITORS GI Medtronic won FDA de novo clearance for its GI Genius endoscopy technology that can spot suspicious lesions during routine colonoscopy exams. The system works with any video colonoscope and can even process pre-recorded colonoscopies. Even highly experienced gastroenterologists can miss a polyp while navigating through the colon. Computer vision technology can carefully process...
By Nick Paul Taylor Dive Brief: Available evidence “mostly does not support” a link between continuous positive airway pressure therapy and long-term, clinically important outcomes for obstructive sleep apnea, according to a U.S. government agency report. Officials working for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reviewed 47 CPAP studies to try to learn if the devices affect all-cause mortality, cardiovascular...
