Diagnostics – Page 4
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ResearchWearable sensor checks blood alcohol content using sweat
Device shows how sweat could be used as a non-invasive source of biochemical information
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BusinessTransforming PET imaging with silicon
Fuzionaire Diagnostics can add Si–18F radiolabels to a variety of molecules quickly, easily and cheaply
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ResearchDeep tissue penetration allows fluorophore to guide tumour surgery
Bioimaging probe excited by longer wavelengths of light but doesn’t suffer from long-term retention in the immune system
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ResearchNanopore sensors make breakthrough in monitoring health and disease
Biosensor simultaneously measures metabolite biomarkers in bodily fluids
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ResearchSimple test behind early cancer diagnosis breakthrough
Technique combines rolling circle amplification with time-gated Förster resonance energy transfer to detect cancer microRNA
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FeatureThe nuclear option
Using radioisotopes to image inside patients’ bodies – nuclear medicine – is under threat from ageing reactors. James Mitchell Crow discovers the new science trying to fix the problem
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ResearchBlood markers link firefighters' lung disease to WTC attacks
Firefighters who developed lung disease after responding to 11 September attacks in New York connected to specific metabolic profile
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ResearchSurgical sensor tracks healing and then simply fades away
Exceptionally sensitive biodegradable implant can sense strain and pressure on recovering tendons
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ResearchJelly implant keeps an eye on body oxygen levels
A soft hydrogel implant – the first of which has survived in the foot of its inventor for four years – could detect circulatory problems that end in amputations
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NewsProblems of an ageing population addressed by extra UK funding
£300 million from fund will go towards research on dementia and personalised medicine
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NewsFDA approves new way to make medical imaging isotope
System will be the US’s first domestic source of molybdenum-99 for 30 years
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ResearchQuick test on pinprick of blood could help stop Ebola in its tracks
Portable Raspberry Pi-based device accurately detects viruses in micro droplet of whole blood
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ResearchSingle-cell imaging spots resistant infections in less than half an hour
Microfluidic device allows speedy susceptibility testing so the right antibiotic can be given
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ResearchNew ingredients for edible electronics
Kitchen cupboard staples used in sensors for detecting digestive disorders
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NewsAnalytical test strip fights fentanyl overdoses
Simple chemical analysis helps drug users prevent overdosing on deadly opioid
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FeatureWearable technology
The future of wearable gadgets will be tiny, flexible, skin-like devices capable of monitoring your health
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ResearchCrispr enables rapid disease detection
A Crispr enzyme that targets RNA can recognise Zika at minute concentrations
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Research15-minute test catches out flu virus
A cheap, portable setup to detect influenza viruses could help clinicians prescribe the right drugs
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BusinessExpanding precision medicine beyond cancer
Exclusive interview with Koustubh Ranade, vice president of R&D at MedImmune