New scanner helps detect stroke-related brain damage with lower magnetic fields
Independent - 09-Dec-2024It can identify brain conditions like bleeds and changes in small blood vessels
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It can identify brain conditions like bleeds and changes in small blood vessels
Breakthrough technology measures protein changes to monitor and prevent disease
The device mimics a human hand, using flexible DNA strands with aptamers
Together, they aim to provide pharmaceutical companies with precise tools for drug development
The test is faster, cheaper, and over 93% accurate, offering quicker diagnosis
A new photoacoustic device offers real-time, detailed 3D imaging, promising faster disease detection
Researchers hope to develop new drug targets and improve current treatments
Tech-driven scan aims to shift healthcare toward prevention
Researchers identify genetic markers that could lead to a faster and affordable test for ALS
Their aim is to improve preventive health with personalised solutions
Food for the brain charity launches a test to track brain health through antioxidant levels
Food dye reveals hidden organs and veins by making tissues transparent
Aston university creates a non-invasive test that detects prostate cancer in minutes
Proposed test costs £230 each, promising significant economic & health benefits
Most cases were mild, but the study highlights the need for increased awareness
Research highlights the potential of proteomics in disease prediction
Transforming healthcare from reactive to proactive with whole-body screening
This finding could lead to new ways to predict and prevent age-related illnesses
The test is affordable and easy to use, making it accessible to various settings
This patch also monitors skin health, offering a potential new avenue for treatment
This could help doctors and make it easier to get ultrasounds, even in remote places
Research holds the key for early detection and prevention of cancer
Test offers minimal benefit but risks overtreating slow-growing cancers
Large-scale trials aim to enable timely access to support and potential treatments
It may improvepatient outcomes and advance personalised cancer treatment
Urgent action needed to tackle bias in pulse oximeters, AI devices & genetic tests for fair healthcare for all
This innovation explains its reasoning, boosting transparency in healthcare
Researchers tracked changes in brains, including protein levels & brain shrinkage
Unlocking a new era of comprehensive disease insights and treatment strategies
Company aims to transform healthcare by using cutting-edge sugar-based diagnostics
They found 11 proteins in blood that could spot future dementia with 90% accuracy
They plan to offer quick full-body scans for $500 in a few years
This means you might need to focus on specific areas of your health to stay spry
This could pave the way for routine screening of individuals over 50
Reading metabolic and immune responses, blood test paves way for early diagnosis & personalized medicine
Test reported high sensitivity and specificity, better than other similar assays
Test could help in the early detection of disease and prevention strategies
The goal is to help people stay healthy by knowing their unique ageing process
Revolutionizes patient care through continuous, non-invasive health monitoring
Ingenious nanotechnology enabling non-invasive advancements for the future of medicine
VitalOne reports 50 lab tests in just 20 minutes and improves accessibility for clinicians & patients
Offers promising results in the detection, and original site, of over 50 types of cancer in major NHS study
Painless, quick, and non-invasive method to potentially transform breast cancer screening
Advancements could enable early detection of various cancers via membrane proteins in urine
Effectiveness of AI technique can facilitate non-face-to-face treatment and reduction in medial cost
A restitution hearing will decide how much she must repay
The project will allow testing of early diagnostic tools and preventive strategies
They aim to identify aging pathways and develop new drugs and biomarkers
The test has passed initial studies and is currently being validated in Norway's medical lab
Prostasin level linked to diabetic onset and cancer deaths
Utilising new technologies and tests to detect and diagnose cancer at early stages
360-degree health check gets even more precise with AI-powered assessment
Gene modification in bacteria using CRISPR array provide direct information of active gut genes
AI based-DERM could speed up diagnosis by replacing dermatology appointments
Test involves protein analysis that provide a snapshot of an individual's health
ChestLink will be available in clinics by 2023 to cut down radiologists’ workloads
Elevated lipid levels are linked with the incidence of CVD and type 2 diabetes
Game changer in cancer treatment by improving early access to drugs and thereby survival rates
Simple, low-cost tool for improving screening in remote and low-resource areas
Developing painless tests to detect lung cancer, liver diseases, respiratory diseases, and gut health
Photoacoustic imaging of inflamed atherosclerotic plaques by carbon nanotubes
Screening cancers non-invasively; shows safety in phase 1 trials
Provides early diagnosis in younger women, eliminating pain and discomfort
Synestia system, a point-of-care device to detect any pathogen in less than 30 minutes
People in Hampshire and Yorkshire will be invited for participation in the trial
This could be a major breakthrough, but with a 100% accuracy claim it definitely needs reproducing
Provides information about the tissue such as stiffness and bio-compatibility
Early diagnosis of respiratory infections with sweat sensor could enable early treatment to save lives
Highlights polyps in real-time, and also works with pre-recorded colonoscopies
RNA biomarker-based test identifies severity and future risk of developing mood disorders
Stretchable, printed soft lens for early and accurate detection of eye diseases
Sci-fi turned real: swallowable tiny camera capsules to spot signs of bowel cancer
Hopefully this test could be available on the NHS later this year - form an orderly queue!
Provides quick and accurate blood profile of any protein & improves patient care
Aim to intervene in ageing-related diseases before they cause harm. Sounds like curing ageing!
NHS to offer this test to 165,000 people next year for detecting cancers early
Platform is designed to help pharmaceutical companies detect substances efficiently
Identifying early changes will help diagnose patients early and treat better
A blood test that can detect biomarkers for breast cancer risk and activity
AgingSOS test unveils the potential of psilocybin treatments for ageing and psychiatric disorders
Nanoengineered gold identifies early signs of disease for better patient healthcare
Experts found a protein indicating the disease, providing early treatment in the future
When improved, could one day promote prevention and early treatment
This discovery could greatly reduce costs of diagnosing and studying the disease
Huge potential in a more personalized diagnostics and diet-based disease interventions
Demonstrated in a large prospective study involving patients without cancer history
This 10 dollar device can give results in about one and half hours
Promising tech for personalized health monitoring via analysis of excreta
More to look forward as it promises early cancer detection when fine-tuned
Early detection means fewer complications and less financial contributions in the system
Analyzing cancer DNA in blood can present easier diagnosis and more effective treatments
Studies were done by integrating whole-genome sequencing with advanced imaging and blood metabolites
Made possible by early detection of disease and disease risks through whole genome sequencing
Technology's advantages in the industry are 99% accuracy, 2 hour detection time, obtainable cost
Samples from 800 patients are being tested now for improving the test accuracy
Test will be used in a clinical study, if it will get approved, the test will roll out to patients
Detects 50% more early stage lung cancers and being expanded to detect other types
4x survival rate if EOC is caught early
Tested on mice model - need to slow down excretion from tissues
With all these cancers on the rise, are we acting fast enough?
Days of receiving one-size-fits-all regimens of chemotherapy and radiation may soon be in the past
36‐gene classifiers are known as Prostate Urine Risk (PUR) signatures.
Very clever technology – super-accurate blood test without taking a drop of blood
In a few years, we might have enough training data to actually achieve some diagnostic results
Human trials in a few years time
Could reduce time and cost of DNA testing
Accurate risk estimate only available with a complete set of data for a patient.
Could enable point of care blood testing instead of current ECG screening
VOCs in breath captured by mask sent to lab for diagnosis - avoids invasive tests
Will take only ten minutes to tell you all about your cancers
Treatment could be more effective if we can identify resistance patterns at the begining
With this method researchers can now detect acute myeloid leukaemia years in advance with a blood sample
New imaging technology to grade tumour biopsies.
New York Genome Center has develop a portable, low-cost microfluidic controller.
Pill-sized sensor capsule transmits live data from the intestines.
Looks for mutations in 16 genes and eight proteins that regularly arise in cancer.
Role of high throughput sequencing (HTS) in rare and complex diseases.
Scientists at UC Davis outline the development and benefits of this innovative diagnostic tool.
Cartridge would quickly extract small fractions of circulating tumour DNA in the blood
For an illness like cancer, doctors often turn to computed tomography (CT) scans for a more definitive diagnosis, based on reconstructing a 3-D organ from multiple 2-D image slices.
Diaceutics CEO Peter Keeling is working to bridge the gap between pharmaceutical companies, diagnostics, and laboratories.
Pancreatic cysts are increasingly detected on medical scans.
Warfarin is commonly prescribed to patients to prevent life-threatening blood clots.
New algorithm analyses facial expressions to objectively measure pain
E. coli bacteria given genes that are sensitive to tetrathionate - an indicator of ulcerative colitis.
Final Frontier Medical Devices wins $2.6 million prize after beating 255 teams that registered back in 2012.
Could make it possible to capture and analyze individual cells from a small sample of blood.
Michigan State University has created a molecular diagnostic system.
Current tools to determine concussion are crude and often subjective (e.g. count backward from ten to one).
The new approach to healthcare:
International team of scientists have identified a unique “breathprint” for 17 diseases with 86% accuracy.
Sore Throat Test and Treat service will determine if an illness is caused by a virus or a bacterial infection.
In 2013, the British HIV Association recommended that patients be offered an HIV test on registration with their GP in high-prevalence areas.
CRyPTIC aims to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB by looking at its genome.
Standard tests for bacterial infections involve growing bacterial cultures from patient samples and takes three to five days to get results.
Test could be taken at home – non-invasive and cheap, costing around £15.
Non-invasive prostate cancer test more accurate than standard prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests.
Made mainly of polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) and silicone.
Antibiotics have no effect on respiratory infections caused by viruses – but doctors under pressure to prescribe.
Currently medical robots are improving patient outcomes not reducing cost.
Researchers trained algorithm to recognise specific cell of interest.
Technique takes advantage of how high-frequency ultrasound waves interact with tiny gas-filled bubbles about 2 micrometres in diameter.
Can test liver toxicity in 30 minutes instead of several days.
RAPID (Real-Time Adaptive & Predictive Indicator of Deterioration) programme uses isansys Lifecare Lifetouch smart patches.
Microwaves heat up flesh-like material by only 1/1000th of a degree.
New mini DNA sequencing device can detect bacteria directly from urine samples four times more quickly than traditional methods.
250 prostate cancer samples studied – 5 distince genetic variations identified with different aggresiveness. Will enable doctors to decide on the best course of treatment.
Medical Research Council (MRC) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announce 6 university based pathology centres.
UK’s new innovation centre for precision medicine to research more targeted disease prevention and treatment that takes into account people’s individual variations in genes, environment, and lifestyle.
Laser applied to person’s wrist or earlobe absorbed by waste crystals produced by the malaria parasite. Detector picks up sound of bubbles in 20 seconds. Reduces cost of testing from 50 cents to 8 cents per-person.
Another step closer to instant diagnosis from a pin prick of blood.
Help predict whether patients’ tumors will metastasize (Video)
A team of researchers developed a low-cost smartphone accessory that detects three infectious disease markers from a finger prick of blood in just 15 minutes.
Smartphone technology revealed at the British Science Festival could help diagnose and treat Parkinson's disease.
Reduces costs by factor of 100
The AtomoRapid all-in-one blood test can accommodate test strips for a wide variety of conditions from celiac disease and allergy through to infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV.