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Novel Statistical Method Applied to Analysing Causal Inference and Revealed Importance of Climate Change in Controlling Deep-Sea Biodiversity

August 3, 2021
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Hong Kong, China — Which of temperature or food is more important for the richness of deep-sea animals? Dr. Moriaki YASUHARA from the School of Biological Sciences, the Research Division for Ecology...

Coronavirus Testing Made Quick and Easy

May 27, 2021
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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia — A new rapid coronavirus test developed by KAUST scientists can deliver highly accurate results in less than 15 minutes. The diagnostic, which brings together electrochemical...

Researchers Develop Novel Raman Method to Capture Target Molecules in Small Gaps Actively

May 25, 2021
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Guangdong Province, China — Recently, Professor YANG Liangbao, from the Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), developed a general surface-enhanced...

Implantable Transmitter Provides Wireless Option for Biomedical Devices

August 5, 2020
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West Lafayette, IN — Purdue University innovators are working on inventions to use micro-chip technology in implantable devices and other wearable products such as smart watches to improve biomedical...

Cell ‘Membrane on a Chip’ Could Speed up Screening of Drug Candidates for COVID-19

July 3, 2020
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Cambridge, UK — Researchers have developed a human cell ‘membrane on a chip’ that allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents interact with our cells, and may soon be...

Researchers Find New Way to Detect Blood Clots

June 5, 2020
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College Station, TX — Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are working on an entirely new way to detect blood clots, especially in paediatric patients. Unlike...

New Technique Takes 3D Imaging An Octave Higher

June 3, 2020
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Fort Collins, CO — A collaboration between Colorado State University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign resulted in a new, 3D imaging technique to visualize tissues and other biological...

New Urine Testing Method Holds Promise for Kidney Stone Sufferers

May 24, 2020
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University Park, PA — An improved urine-testing system for people suffering from kidney stones inspired by nature and proposed by researchers from Penn State and Stanford University may enable patients...

New Wearable Sensor Tracks Vitamin C Levels in Sweat

May 20, 2020
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La Jolla, CA — A team at the University of California San Diego has developed a wearable, non invasive Vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option for users to track their...

Innovators Moving to Fast-Track COVID-19 Diagnostic, Therapeutic Solutions

April 1, 2020
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West Lafayette, IN — As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the U.S. and the world, Purdue University scientists are working to move solutions to diagnose and treat the virus to the marketplace...

Portable AI Device Turns Coughing Sounds Into Health Data for Flu and Pandemic Forecasting

March 20, 2020
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Amherst, MA — University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning – called FluSense – which can detect coughing and...

Robot Uses Artificial Intelligence and Imaging to Draw Blood

March 4, 2020
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New Brunswick, NJ — Rutgers engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot, artificial intelligence and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters to deliver...

CRISPR Gene Cuts May Offer New Way to Chart Human Genome

February 25, 2020
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Baltimore, MD — In search of new ways to sequence human genomes and read critical alterations in DNA, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully used the gene cutting tool CRISPR...

Simple Retrofit Transforms Electron Microscopes into High-Speed Atom-Scale Cameras

February 25, 2020
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Gaithersburg, MD — Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have developed a way to retrofit the transmission electron microscope — a long-standing...

Handheld 3D Skin Printer Demonstrates Accelerated Healing of Large, Severe Burns

February 5, 2020
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Toronto, Canada — A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds – and its “bio ink” can accelerate the healing process. The device, developed...

Determining Atomic Structure of Natural Products More Rapidly and Accurately

January 21, 2020
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Berlin, Germany — Many drugs are derived from natural products. But before natural products can be exploited, chemists must first determine their structure and stereochemistry. This can be a major...

Scientists Develop On-The-Spot Test for Synthetic Drug ‘Spice’

October 30, 2019
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Bath, UK — A simple saliva test to detect if someone has recently taken the street drug “spice” has been developed at the University of Bath – the first such test ever created. The...

3D-Printed Device Finds ‘Needle in a Haystack’ Cancer Cells by Removing Hay

October 28, 2019
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Atlanta, GA — Finding a handful of cancer cells hiding among billions of blood cells in a patient sample can be like finding a needle in a haystack. In a new approach enabled by 3D-printed cell traps,...

New Paper-Based Technology Allows Reliable, Low-Cost Sensing of Iron Levels in Fortified Foods

October 16, 2019
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Urbana, IL — Many low-income countries have turned to mass food fortification programs to address nutrient deficiencies in their populations. But many of these programs lack the resources needed to...

New Tool Uses Wider Light Spectrum to Identify Molecules

September 27, 2019
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Tokyo, Japan — Researchers have built a new tool to study molecules using a laser, a crystal and light detectors. This new technology will reveal nature’s smallest sculptures – the structures...

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