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Medical Technology Blog Posts

Meet the Omes
24-Jan-2024

Meet the Omes

The biology of ageing looks at way more than just the genome and microbiome - here's 20 to start with!

Oxford Immune Algorithmics developing AI-driven precision medicine for all – site visit report
26-Oct-2023

Oxford Immune Algorithmics developing AI-driven precision medicine for all – site visit report

Algocyte platform uses algorithmic inverse problem solving to aid clinicians in their diagnosis

Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65
04-Feb-2021

Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65

Comparison of UK mail and clinic tests, plus a review of the Medichecks test

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
25-Jan-2021

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?

Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?

Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)
03-Jan-2017

Review of longevity technology in Passengers (movie)

Has a clever Autodoc chamber to diagnosis treat disease - would be surprising if it couldn't reverse ageing too by then

Warts precision medicine got to do with it?
04-Aug-2015

Warts precision medicine got to do with it?

Skin growth as an example of where early diagnosis could save money, and put patients' minds at rest

Virtual Bodies are Accelerating Research and Diagnostics
21-Jul-2015

Virtual Bodies are Accelerating Research and Diagnostics

A quick summary of projects trying to recreate cells, tissues and organs in silico

Laboratory Automation - only the white coats remain
24-Apr-2015

Laboratory Automation - only the white coats remain

Reducing the time and cost of clinical tests will help us beat the big killers, then guide our personalised rejuvenation programmes

Medical technology meets Moore's Law equals in vivo diagnostics
18-Feb-2015

Medical technology meets Moore's Law equals in vivo diagnostics

In the 2040s we could all have swarms of sensors monitoring every part of our bodies

Why I've just voted for DMI in the Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE
29-Oct-2014

Why I've just voted for DMI in the Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE

Adrian reviews a range of finalists trying to track cancer, blood oxygenation, retinal scans, and cardiac health

Six of the best from Ray's newsletter
18-Jun-2013

Six of the best from Ray's newsletter

Including nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, nanofiber sensors, and personalized nerve cells

Scanadu Scout Medical Tricorder indiegogo project
31-May-2013

Scanadu Scout Medical Tricorder indiegogo project

Star Trek style device to measure heart rate, body temperature, oxymetry, respiratory rate, blood pressure, ECG and stress