Breath test detects opioids
Researchers develop a simple test to detect opioid drugs in exhaled breath
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Optical imaging monitors brain blood flow in children with sickle cell disease
Diffuse correlation spectroscopy could mitigate the risk of stroke in children with sickle cell disease by identifying abnormal cerebral blood flow
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Magnetic threads slide through blood vessels to reach clots in the brain
Wires coated with magnetic materials and hydrogel can be guided through arteries by magnetic fields
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Smartphone-based device detects norovirus
An inexpensive smartphone-based fluorescence microscope can detect tiny amounts of norovirus in water
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Wearable patches could ‘decode’ sweat
Mass produced sensors can almost instantly detect and analyse electrolytes, metabolites and other biomolecules contained in sweat
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3D-printed edible pill can scan the gut microbiome
A biocompatible and battery-less pill can noninvasively and accurately sample gut microbiome as it passes through the gastrointestinal tract
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Autofocal glasses automatically adapt to viewing distance
US researchers have designed and created a new pair of glasses that automatically adapt to provide near or far vision
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Hydrogel sticky plaster speeds up wound repair
The material has already been tested on mice skin with promising results
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Smartphone-based telemedical eye screening could save sight
A project in India will use smartphone cameras to provide cost-effective telemedical screening for diabetic retinopathy
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PatcherBot robot frees humans from laborious lab work
Automatic system could speed up drug discovery by conducting time-consuming single-cell electrophysiology measurements without human supervision
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