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Diagnostics, Materials, Medicine, mit, Oncology, Pathology
Photonic Technique for Deeper Fluorescent Sensors
Researchers at MIT have developed a method that lets them read the signal from fluorescent sensors that are as deep as 5.5 centimeters in tissue. Previously, it was very difficult...
Conn Hastings | June 8, 2022
Anesthesiology, Critical Care, liver transplant, Liver4Life, Medicine, Pathology, Surgery, transplantation, UZH_en
Perfusion Machine Restores Donor Liver for Transplant
Clinical researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland have created a perfusion machine to store donor livers before transplant. We originally reported on the machine back in 2020, but...
Conn Hastings | June 7, 2022
columbia, columbiauniversity, Genetics, Materials, Medicine, Oncology, organonchip, Pathology
Advanced Multi-Organ Chip for Personalized Medicine
Researchers at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science developed an advanced organ-on-a-chip system that incorporates heart, bone, liver, and skin tissue in independent niches that are linked with...
Conn Hastings | May 11, 2022
Pathology
3D Microscope Quickly Reveals Features in Living Tissues
A team at Columbia University created a 3D microscope that can be used to image living tissues. The technology can help clinicians identify features in tissues without the need for...
Conn Hastings | April 1, 2022
Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Diagnostics, Pathology, Radiology, Surgery
Magnetic Tentacle Robot Travels Deep into Lungs
Researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK have created a magnetic “tentacle robot” that is just 2 mm in diameter, which they hope will be able to navigate...
Conn Hastings | March 25, 2022
Materials, Medicine, Pathology, Public Health
Lymphoid Follicle Chip Models Complex Immune Responses
Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute have created a microfluidic chip that contains lymphoid follicle-like structures, allowing them to model complex immune responses to various pathogens and vaccines. The breakthrough...
Conn Hastings | March 23, 2022
Diagnostics, Pathology, Public Health
Automatic Blood Smear Preparation for Reliable Malaria Diagnosis
Researchers at Cambridge and Bath universities in the UK, along with colleagues at the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania, have created two devices, called autohaem, that assist in creating blood...
Conn Hastings | January 19, 2022
etc., Genetics, Nanomedicine, Pathology
Magnetic-Plasmonic Hybrid Nanoparticles Isolate Lysosomes from Cells
Researchers at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed a method to isolate intact lysosomes from cells. The technique is rapid and produces samples of high purity....
Conn Hastings | January 13, 2022
Oncology, Pathology
Optical Biopsy to Spot Tumors Among Healthy Tissue
Researchers at Orel State University in Russia have developed a biopsy system that can distinguish between healthy and cancerous tissue in many clinical cases. The device is designed to address...
Conn Hastings | January 12, 2022
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Materials, Pathology
Pop-Up Sensors Measure Electronic Signals in Cardiac Cells
Researchers at University of California San Diego have developed a tiny ‘pop-up’ sensor that can measure the electronic signals propagating inside cardiac cells. The technology consists of tiny spike-like protrusions...
Conn Hastings | January 4, 2022
Pathology, Radiology
Soft X-Ray Tomography for Quick 3D Imaging of Cell Organelles
Researchers at Heidelberg University in Germany used an imaging technique called soft X-ray tomography to obtain highly detailed 3D images of the interior of cells, including changes that occur when...
Conn Hastings | December 14, 2021
Genetics, Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Pathology, Radiology, Surgery
3D Blood Vessel Map Reveals Location of Stem Cells
Scientists at Johns Hopkins used a combination of molecular labeling and imaging techniques to create a three-dimensional map of the blood vessels in the mouse skull. Their approach also reveals...
Conn Hastings | November 23, 2021
Medicine, Pathology, Public Health
New Technique Generates 3D Images of Bacteria for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
Researchers at the University of Connecticut have developed a highly sensitive imaging sensor that can rapidly and accurately monitor bacterial growth. The technique involves shining laser light through a bacterial...
Conn Hastings | November 19, 2021

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