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Nobody enjoys giving blood samples, but it’s a necessary part of many hospital stays and doctor visits. Soon we might not have to, thanks to a new device that can isolate biomarkers for different diseases using sound waves, from a single drop of blood,… Continue reading Handheld diagnostic performs 1-hour blood tests from a finger prick
If a medical professional has ever had a hard time getting a needle into your veins, you’ll welcome this new gizmo from Adison Technology. By effectively turning your skin transparent, it makes needle sticks more accurate and therefore less painful.Con… Continue reading 3D vein viewer sees right through your skin
If a medical professional has ever had a hard time getting a needle into your veins, you’ll welcome this new gizmo from Adison Technology. By effectively turning your skin transparent, it makes needle sticks more accurate and therefore less painful.Con… Continue reading 3D vein viewer sees right through your skin
If a medical professional has ever had a hard time getting a needle into your veins, you’ll welcome this new gizmo from Adison Technology. By effectively turning your skin transparent, it makes needle sticks more accurate and therefore less painful.Con… Continue reading 3D vein viewer sees right through your skin
Toxic “forever chemicals” are a major environmental problem, and a growing body of research shows they’re also a major health problem. A new study has found people with higher levels of PFAS in their blood have poorer sleep.Continue ReadingCategory: Sl… Continue reading Toxic “forever chemicals” in the blood linked to poor sleep
Leeches may be creepy, but many people find hypodermic needles even creepier. That’s one of the reasons why scientists have developed a new leech-inspired blood collection device, which draws blood samples without the need for a big jab.Continue Readin… Continue reading Leech-inspired device may make for kinder, gentler blood sampling
There’s a global shortage of blood supplies needed for life-saving transfusions due to factors that include an aging population with a higher demand for it and a lack of volunteer donors. However, even if there was an ample blood supply, it’s not as si… Continue reading Bacterial enzyme strips away blood types to create universal donor blood
The MAX30105 is an optical sensor capable of a great many things. It can sense particulate matter in the air, or pick up the blinking of an eye. Or, you …read more Continue reading This Air Particulate Sensor Can Also Check Your Pulse Rate
Healthcare professionals, pilots, truck drivers and shift workers have likely all experienced sleep deprivation, which negatively affects performance, safety, and quality of life. Researchers have developed a blood test that can accurately detect wheth… Continue reading Blood test detects sleep deprivation with 99.2% accuracy
A new technique, which involves melting bacterial DNA found in blood samples, could deliver diagnoses of potentially fatal infections faster than ever before. Results may be obtained in a few hours, instead of days.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Sc… Continue reading Bloodborne pathogens quickly ID’d by melting their DNA