A multidisciplinary team at Politecnico di Milano in Italy has developed BAMBI (Balloon Against Maternal BleedIng), a low-cost medical device designed to stop postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)—a leading cause of maternal death in low-resource regions. The device is now entering clinical […]
A PhD researcher at the University of Bristol has developed a flexible, skin-like patch that detects subtle temperature changes across the breast, offering a potential new tool for early breast cancer detection. The patch is designed to be low-cost, noninvasive,
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Artificial intelligence may not be a classic “gizmo,” but it’s become an undeniable, rapidly evolving force in healthcare. From streamlining clinical workflows to flagging anomalies in imaging, algorithms are working their way into nearly every corner of medicine. The jury’s
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At the University of California Santa Cruz, biomolecular engineer Andy Yeh has developed a luminescent biosensor that detects cortisol—the body’s primary stress hormone—with unprecedented sensitivity and dynamic range. Cortisol regulates blood pressure, metabolism, and immune response, and imbalances are linked
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Researchers at the University of the Basque Country have introduced a palm-sized device that simplifies and improves the extraction of platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, a regenerative therapy widely used to treat injuries, speed up healing, and manage pain. Unlike conventional
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In a major step toward equitable pandemic preparedness, researchers from Italy, India, South Africa, and Slovenia have developed a diagnostic tool called RT-LAMP (reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification) that delivers COVID-19 results in under an hour using saliva samples—without the
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After more than a decade of planning and execution, UK Biobank has completed the largest whole-body imaging study in history—scanning the brains, hearts, abdomens, blood vessels, bones, and joints of 100,000 volunteers. Each participant underwent a five-hour appointment that generated
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At-home diagnostic tests surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but their convenience often came at the cost of sensitivity. Now, engineers at UC Berkeley have developed a low-cost biosensing platform that could dramatically improve the accuracy of rapid at-home tests—not just
When most people hear the words “tuberculosis” and “HIV,” they don’t think of beetles. And yet, it’s this very insect—specifically, the bombardier beetle and its explosive chemical defense—that inspired a diagnostic test that might finally crack one of infectious disease’s
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Medical devices like pulse oximeters have long faced scrutiny for their inconsistent accuracy across different skin tones. A new study from Brown University and Morgan State University proposes an innovative solution: using smartphone cameras to objectively measure skin tone. Researchers
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