Artificial cilia could someday power diagnostic devices
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cilia are the body’s diligent ushers. These microscopic hairs, which move fluid by rhythmic beating, are responsible for ...
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Simple, inexpensive diagnostic technology to combat global threat of African Swine Fever
While the attention of public health authorities has been rivetted on the current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus ...
AI tool could dramatically decrease diagnostic times for psoriatic arthritis patients
EADV Spring Symposium 2022 12-14 May 2022, Ljubljana, Slovenia LJUBLJANA, 13 May, 2022 – Researchers in Israel have ...
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), and the National Oceanic ...
Researchers develop smartphone-powered microchip for at-home medical diagnostic testing
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a ...
Visual ordinal scoring of coronary artery calcium on chest CT: Diagnostic performance and prognostic utility
Leesburg, VA, April 26, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), routine visual ordinal coronary artery calcium (CAC) assessment ...
Antioxidant, inflammation levels may reveal new diagnostic tool for breast cancer
Philadelphia (April 2, 2022)—A new study that analyzes levels of antioxidants and stress markers in the blood could lead to ...
A simple diagnostic tool for gastrointestinal disorders
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- As food moves through the digestive tract, contracting muscles along the tract keep things flowing smoothly. Loss ...
Home-based flu tests as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings
Home-based, self-administered tests for influenza are comparable in accuracy to rapid diagnostic tests in clinical settings, according to a recently ...
Detecting Diagnostic DNA: A Microfluidic Gated Device for Extraction of Cell-free DNA
In the war against cancer, the first step towards treating them is an accurate diagnosis of the problem. A technique ...
Investigation identifies recurring diagnostic pitfalls and points to ways that uncovering pitfalls can help improve medical diagnosis
When it comes to medical errors, diagnostic errors are the most common type of error reported by patients and the ...
Scientists find potential diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cancer
Chinese scientists recently reported the key role of histone acetylation-regulated long noncoding RNA termed as lysosome cell death regulator (LCDR) ...
New algorithm for classification of skin lesions – deep learning algorithm with improved diagnostic accuracy
Dermatologists typically classify skin lesions based on multiple data sources. Algorithms that fuse the information together can support this classification. ...
Finally: A comprehensive diagnostic guide to a well-established boxwood disease
For more than 150 years, Volutella blight has been one of the most common diseases of the loved and iconic ...
Charité experts support Colombian SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic efforts
Colombia currently houses several million refugees and migrants, of whom 1.8 million are from Venezuela. The success of the country’s ...
THE LANCET INFOGRAPHIC: COVID-19 diagnostic tests reviewed
Credit: The Lancet Journal The Lancet DOI 10.1016/ S0140-6736(21)02346-1 Method of Research Literature review Subject of Research People Article Title ...
Simple diagnostic model for pneumonia in kids to reduce need for x-rays
Diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in children usually involves x-rays, despite recommendations to limit their use by professional societies. In ...
Cutting-edge molecular tools reveal potential COVID-19 diagnostic and therapeutic targets
Philadelphia, November 11, 2021 – Using some of the most advanced molecular sequencing tools available to evaluate COVID-19 rapid autopsy ...
Lehigh University undergraduate researchers win NIH award for innovative sickle cell diagnostic device
Their tickets were booked. Their schedules were set. The students were finally going to test their product on real people. ...
Deep learning enhances cancer diagnostic tools
Yi “Edwin” Sun, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and member of ...