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Researchers from The Mount Sinai Hospital have found changes to electrical activity in the heart can help predict which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are more likely to decline and die. The biomarker is easily measurable and potentially predicts death… Continue reading Newly discovered biomarker predicts COVID-19 death days in advance
When someone is suffering from a skin disease, diagnostic devices are often used to determine what disease it is, and how it’s progressing. A new adhesive skin patch could make doing so quicker and easier than ever – and it’s inspired by a diving beetl… Continue reading Diving beetle inspires a better diagnostic skin patch
The earlier cancer is detected, the better the outcome for the patient. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a new diagnostic system that can be performed as a simple urine test to detect the presence of cancer, and if a positive is returned, a follo… Continue reading Nanoparticle urine test diagnoses cancer and pinpoints its location
Presently, if a doctor suspects that a patient has a bacterial infection, that person has to provide a fluid sample that is sent off to a lab for analysis. A new device, however, could allow such samples to be analyzed on the spot, within minutes.Conti… Continue reading Smartphone-connected device detects infections in less than an hour
While a brain tumor might reveal itself through symptoms such as irregular headaches, nausea or impaired speech, often these symptoms don’t appear until the disease is well advanced. This makes early diagnosis tricky, though doing so could lead to far … Continue reading Urine test detects brain tumors with high degree of accuracy
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an electronic nose (or e-nose) that may be able to sniff out signs of cancer from blood plasma samples. In tests, the device was able to detect a range of cancer types with over 90 percent ac… Continue reading Electronic nose sniffs out cancer in blood samples with over 90% accuracy
When someone has a problematic skin condition, the affected skin is typically either stiffer or softer than normal. A new sensor has been shown to detect such differences, potentially allowing doctors to diagnose problems more quickly and easily.Contin… Continue reading Skin-buzzing sensor detects psoriasis, and potentially other disorders
Although women in First World countries are routinely diagnosed with and treated for vaginal yeast infections, doing so isn’t always possible for their counterparts in impoverished nations. New fungus-detecting hygiene products, however, could make thi… Continue reading “Smart” tampons and pads could detect yeast infections
Because it can be difficult to detect tuberculosis in young children, the disease may be dangerously advanced by the time it’s diagnosed. A new blood test, however, is claimed to detect the presence of TB-causing bacteria up to a year before the diseas… Continue reading Test detects TB bacteria in children long before disease occurs
Scientists in the UK have developed an advanced handheld imaging device that could prove a powerful tool when it comes to tackling cancer, offering 3D images of cancerous growths beneath the skin. The technology uses a mix of gamma and optical imaging … Continue reading Handheld gamma ray camera hunts for cancer beneath the skin