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Improvements in optical mammography to advance breast cancer diagnostics
Researchers from Politecnico di Milano, Italy report improvements in the design of optical mammography used in diagnosis and monitoring of breast cancer. They report increase sensitivity by a thousandfold.This research is presented at Biomedical Optics meeting 2018.…
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Smartphone app to reliably diagnose irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation
Researchers from the University of Turku developed a smartphone app to detect atrial fibrillation with phone alone, without any extra equipment. This application provides a potential tool for timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation as it is crucial…
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Researchers develop ultra thin wearable skin electronics
This latest research by a Japanese academic-industrial collaboration, led by Professor Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering presents a new ultrathin, elastic display that fits snugly on the skin and can show…
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Big data from smart thermometer utilized to track and predict flu activity.
A study by researchers at the University of Iowa shows that anonymous data from a “smart thermometer” connected to a mobile phone app can track flu activity in real time at both population and individual levels. They…
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Glassy carbon electrodes advances brain-computer interface technology
The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering-a collaboration of San Diego State University with the University of Washington and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is working on an implantable brain chip that can record neural electrical signals and…
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Research shows reduced Surgical Site Infections with use of Antimicrobial Sutures
New analyses of the published clinical studies indicate that antimicrobial sutures are effective for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs), and they can result in significant cost savings. The results are published in the British Journal of Surgery.…
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Painless skin patch created with flexible base and stainless steel microneedles
It’s only a matter of time before drugs are administered via patches with painless microneedles instead of unpleasant injections. But designers need to balance the need for flexible, comfortable to wear material with effective microneedle penetration of…
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Carbon nanotube based electrical immunosensor to rapidly detect troponin I during a heart attack
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Therefore, a fast and reliable diagnosis of heart attack is urgently needed. A study, led by Prof. Jaesung Jang (School of Mechanical and Nuclear…
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New technology using gold wires on flexible plastic for wearable electronic devices
Researchers from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has come up with a way to build safe, nontoxic gold wires onto flexible, thin plastic film. Their demonstration potentially clears the path for a host of wearable…
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Wearable biosensor to test sweat
Researchers has developed soft, flexible microfluidic device that easily adheres to the skin and measures the wearer’s sweat to show how his or her body is responding to exercise. A little larger than a quarter and about…
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