World Intellectual Property Organization holds an innovation consortium
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Intellectual Property Organization launched a consortium on Wednesday that would allow the public and private sector to share intellectual property to promote the...
View ArticlePanasonic develops new hearing aid diagnostic technology
Hearing loss is often a natural result of aging, leaving many reliant on hearing aids in their golden years. Hereditary predisposition and chronic exposure to loud noises are two of the main factors...
View ArticleWhat can increase your risk of skin cancer? Surviving cancer.
One would hope that, when it comes to developing cancer, lightning doesn’t strike in the same place twice. Yet, unfair as it may seem, scientists have long known that patients who survive one...
View ArticleEarlier detection of cancer is a reality, thanks to three midwest universities
“Well, at least they caught it early.” That’s what optimistic people will say about a newly diagnosed cancer patient. The government supports numerous cancer studies every year, yet we’re still not...
View ArticleBlood test shows high accuracy in diagnosing major depression
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that a blood test to diagnose major depression could become a useful tool after a study showed success in analyzing the levels of nine...
View ArticleResearchers develop new HD blood test to detect cancer in blood
Scripps researchers have found a way to detect cancer in blood that could be comparable to surgical biopsy. The new technique finds and analyzes circulating tumor cells (CTCs), the cells that...
View ArticleBreath reveals early signs of disease
The future of disease diagnosis may lie in breathalyzer-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New research demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that...
View ArticleImprovements in umbilical cord blood diagnostic tool
Blood from the human umbilical cord has yet to be fully mined for its vital health information, according to Rolf Halden, a researcher at Arizona State University. In a new study, Halden’s team...
View ArticleTraining rats to detect tuberculosis
In today’s technology driven medical world, disease diagnosis is relying more and more on sophisticated machinery and complex tests. Having received my medical training in this era when the...
View ArticleUniversity of Tennessee researchers invent device to rapidly detect...
Infectious diseases can spread very rapidly, so quickly identifying them can be crucial to stopping an epidemic. However, current testing for such diseases can take hours and days. But not for much...
View ArticleAbbott collaborating on molecular test to rapidly identify bone and joint...
Abbott announced today it will collaborate with Genetics Laboratory, Inc. on the development of a molecular diagnostic test that will be designed to rapidly detect microorganisms that cause orthopedic...
View ArticleNew low-cost immune system sensor could speed up disease detection
An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging from life-threatening immune deficiencies to the common cold, according to its inventors at the...
View ArticleOrigami-inspired paper sensor could test for malaria and HIV for less than 10...
Chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents a pop. Such low-cost,...
View ArticleNanotube technology leading to faster, lower-cost medical diagnostics
Researchers at Oregon State University have tapped into the extraordinary power of carbon nanotubes to increase the speed of biological sensors, a technology that might one day allow a doctor to...
View ArticleGenetic marker for painful food allergy makes way for improved diagnosis and...
Researchers have identified a genetic signature for a severe, often painful food allergy -- eosinophilic esophagitis -- that could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment for children unable to eat a...
View ArticleHealth care technology: New sensors could improve quality and lower costs
Cheap, fast and effective are three words often uttered, especially during recent economic hardships, by manufacturers trying to cost-effectively develop a wide variety of products from new cars to...
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