No Lab Required: New DNA-Based Technology Can Diagnose Infections in Minutes
Patients will be able to receive confirmed diagnosis at the doctor’s office. The idea of visiting the doctor’s office with symptoms of an illness and…
Patients will be able to receive confirmed diagnosis at the doctor’s office. The idea of visiting the doctor’s office with symptoms of an illness and…
Six-year effort includes researchers from Rice, MD Anderson, Baylor College of Medicine. Rice University bioengineers collaborated on a six-year study that systematically analyzed how the…
Two teams of scientists from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have won first and second place in NASA’s…
Researchers show a graphene-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene — one of the strongest, thinnest…
Red2Onco, an innovative genetic mouse model, allows to detect the very initial steps that lead to cancer development. Red2Onco’s multi-color labeling system allows to trace…
Researchers from North Carolina State University have turned a longstanding challenge in DNA data storage into a tool, using it to offer users previews of…
When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula ingredients on brain development, it’s rarely possible for them to carry out initial safety…
A research team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs without any external energy…
Many modern fitness trackers and smartwatches feature integrated LEDs. The green light emitted, whether continuous or pulsed, penetrates the skin and can be used to…
Antibodies are not only produced by our immune cells to fight viruses and other pathogens in the body. For a few decades now, medicine has…
New research in Nano Energy introduces revolutionary scalable material that senses and powers itself. From the biggest bridges to the smallest medical implants, sensors are…
New Tool Combines Ultrasound, Genetics to Activate Deep Brain Neurons Neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy have had some treatment success with deep…
Alzheimer’s disease – also called dementia – where memory and cognitive functions gradually decline due to deformation and death of neurons, and Parkinson’s disease, which…
New diagnostic technique could help contain the spread of COVID-19 and other viral outbreaks. A new rapid coronavirus test developed by KAUST scientists can deliver…
Naturally occurring gut bacteria can clean up chemo toxins in the body, study finds. In the human gut, good bacteria make great neighbors. A new…
Researchers from IDC Herzliya and Bar-Ilan University develop a novel software tool to quantify potential CRISPR-induced errors. CRISPR technology allows researchers to edit genomes by…
Hydrogels merge two physical forms of the same seaweed material for strength, flexibility. 3D-printable gels with improved and highly controlled properties can be created by…
Stanford scientists’ software turns ‘mental handwriting’ into on-screen words, sentences. Call it “mindwriting.” The combination of mental effort and state-of-the-art technology has allowed a man…