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Using artificial intelligence to identify colorectal adenomas

A new computer-aided endoscopic diagnosis system has been shown to automatically identify colorectal adenomas during colonoscopy, in one of the first prospective trials of...

Easy-to-produce prostate cancer tracer developed

An easy-to-produce, low-cost, prostate cancer tracer has been developed by King’s College London PhD student Jennifer Young. Known as 68Ga-THP-PSMA, the new tracer, which...

30-minute Caltech test identifies antibiotic resistant bacteria

A new test developed at the California Institute of Technology identifies antibiotic-resistant bacteria in as little as 30 minutes, allowing medical professionals to better...

Successfully using surgical screws from donated human bone

Biomechanics from TU Graz, are developing surgical screws from donated human bone material for foot and jaw surgery together with surgebright, a start-up from...

Wits engineering students lend a hand with cheaper prosthetics

Prosthetic hands that use brain signals to control movement sell for up to R150,000 but a team of engineering students from the University of...

New tool rapidly identifies cancerous tissue

A team of scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin has invented a powerful tool that rapidly and accurately identifies cancerous...

Fast, affordable new test to detect E coli in water

Canadian researchers at the have invented a fast, affordable way for developing communities to test their drinking water for potentially deadly E. coli. Unlike...

Speedy, wallet-sized test to measure blood alcohol content in saliva

The Finnish company Goodwiller has launched a rapid alcohol test it has developed in collaboration with VTT that measures the blood alcohol content from...

Simple, inexpensive device to quickly assess malarial progression

Canadian researchers have developed a simple mechanical device, ideal for resource-poor countries, to measure malarial progression. Left untreated, malaria can progress from being mild to...

Rapid test to check antibiotic efficacy against urinary-tract bacteria

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method for rapidly determining whether urinary tract infection-causing bacteria are resistant or susceptible to antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance...

Handheld spectral analyser turns smartphone into diagnostic tool

Researchers have developed technology that for $550 enables a smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests on blood, urine and saliva samples as that...

Patient receives 3-D printed skull after traumatic brain injury

When a coma patient with frontal lobe trauma needed emergency surgery to relieve brain swelling with the intent of replacing the skull after the...

Wearable biofeedback rehab for patients with Parkinson’s

A University of Houston research team is developing the Smarter Balance System (SBS), a smartphone-based biofeedback rehabilitation system that guides Parkinson's disease patients through a...

New MIT hydrogel improves patients' experience with catheterisation

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have designed a gel-like material that can be coated onto standard plastic or rubber devices, providing a softer,...

Portable device for detecting tumour cells in the blood patented

Spanish researchers have successfully tested and patented a non-invasive portable device that  counts the number of cancer tumour cells in blood by analysing antibodies...

3-D printing lowers the cost of laboratory equipment

Laboratory equipment is one of the largest cost factors in neuroscience.  Now researchers, using 3-D printed components, have developed FlyPi, a low-cost imaging and...

Electronic glove translates sign language into text for wireless display on devices

A glove fitted with wearable electronics can translate the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet and then wirelessly transmit the text for display on electronic...

Device quickly finds sepsis infection markers in a drop of blood

A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis infection from a single drop of blood. The lab-on-a-chip is the first to...

Some hearing assistance devices perform as well as hearing aids

In a highly controlled comparison study, several over-the-counter hearing assistance devices performed almost as well as a conventional hearing aid that cost thousands of...

Experimental foot mat to predict foot ulcers in diabetics

An experimental foot-temperature monitoring system might one day be able to detect when diabetic patients are developing foot ulcers, a common complication that can...

SA's medicine dispensing ATM wins prestigious German health award

An ATM-like Pharmacy of the Future, using electronic and robotic technology to dispense medication and developed by South African and  German innovators, has won a global...

Wound dressing to counter antimicrobial resistance

Polish researchers have harnessed the existing hydrogel dressing manufacturing technique to additional benefit, incorporating an antibacterial and biodegradable substance called chitosan, extracted from the...

Robotic drill 50-fold faster than standard cranial surgery procedures

Researchers at the University of Utah have developed a computer-driven automated drill that produces fast, clean and safe cuts, reducing the time the wound...

Robot speeds up particle testing for cholesterol

A new machine/robot called the Data Matrix Scanner will automate a lab’s procedures to test for cholesterol particles at high volume and without the...

Hand-held EEG device accurately predicts brain bleeds

In a clinical trial conducted among adults in 11 hospitals, researchers have shown that a commercially available, hand-held EEG device approved in 2016 by...

Fibre-optic lung probe diagnoses bacterial infections

A lung probe that diagnoses bacterial infections could prevent unnecessary use of antibiotics in intensive care units, UK researchers believe, reports BBC News. The fibre-optic tube...

No pupil-dilating eye drops with new camera

It's the part of the eye exam everyone hates: the pupil-dilating eye drops. The drops work by opening the pupil and preventing the iris...

Device successful in diagnosing early pancreatic cancer

Researchers have developed a device using light scattering spectroscopy that in a study distinguished between harmless pancreatic cysts and those having malignant potential with an overall...

Test to quickly identify blood type

Scientists at the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing in China have developed a technology to quickly identify a blood sample’s blood type. According to a...

Controversial NHS scheme has 111 calls routed to chatbots

Robots will soon be able to diagnose patients “more accurately and faster” than almost any doctor, says the man behind a controversial NHS scheme which...

FDA clears Vidas Brahms PCT Assay to help make antibiotic Tx decisions

The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the expanded use of the Vidas Brahms PCT Assay to help health care providers determine if...

Virtual pharmacy app finds success in Senegal

A mobile app in Senegal helps families save money and reduce waste through a 'virtual pharmacy' where users can exchange leftover medication for new...

Soft robot sleeve helps the heart to beat

Harvard researchers have in a proof-of-concept study shown the feasibility of a customisable soft robot that fits around the heart and helps it beat,...

Innovative 'smart jacket' to help diagnose pneumonia

A Ugandan student's novel 'smart jacket' that helps in the diagnosis of pneuomonia, has been shortlisted for this year’s £25,000 Africa prize for engineering...

Mental health apps reportedly reduce depression and anxiety

A Northwestern Medicine study of a novel suite of 13 speedy mini-apps called IntelliCare found that participants reported significantly less depression and anxiety after using the...

Novel CAD system to detect strokes

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a novel computer-aided detection system for acute stroke using computer intelligence technology. It is able to detect if the patient was struck by ischaemic stroke or haemorrhagic stroke and the detection accuracy is 90%.

Smartphone microscope for parasitic worms

Parasiticworms.jpgA new smartphone microscope has been developed that uses video to automatically detect and quantify infection by parasitic worms in a drop of blood. It could help revive efforts to eradicate debilitating filarial diseases in Africa by providing critical information to health providers in the field.

New skin biopsy tool patented

Biopsy.jpgResearchers have patented a new skin biopsy tool that uses fewer instruments and promises to shorten the time it takes to diagnose diseases such as skin cancer. With the new 'automated skin biopsy device', the examining doctor can take a quick skin biopsy with a simple click, without the need for anaesthesia or specialised cutting and sewing. The whole procedure takes under five minutes.

Innovative use for 3D-printing

SPLINT 3D-printing has come to the rescue of severe cases of a childhood disease in which the windpipe is softened, leading to collapse of the airway and breathing failure.

HIV home test gets UK certification

The BioSure HIV Self Test, designed to be used by untrained users at home, was has granted a CE mark, making it the first HIV home test which can be legally sold in the UK. The test is simple to perform and tests for the presence of HIV antibodies in a drop of blood.