Automated system offers fast, reliable malaria screening
Parasite detection system uses machine learning to diagnose malaria from thin blood smears
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Interfacial fluid transport is the trick to better biomedical devices
New insights into how hydrogels stick to living tissues could help improve bioadhesive strategies
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Photonics startups rise to the healthcare challenge
Four of the six finalists in the Start-Up Challenge at Photonics West are pioneering light-based solutions for improved diagnosis and treatment
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Biomedical optics in the spotlight
One of the flagship events at the BIOS conference highlights the innovations in biophotonics that are making a real difference in the clinic
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Wearable patch measures sweat in extreme environments
A small and robust sweat sensor that sticks to the skin can monitor hydration levels when used underwater and in dry, arid conditions
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Implantable device shows potential as epilepsy treatment
An implantable device that delivers therapeutic protein into the brain reduces seizures by 93% in epileptic rats
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Tiny light guides could enhance biomedical devices
Multiphoton laser direct writing creates smallest ever polydimethylsiloxane light guides without the need for a photoinitiator
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Optogenetics implant is good news for incontinent rats
LED-based system could also treat conditions of the digestive tract
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Clinical trial to develop breath test for multiple cancers
Examining exhaled breath for multiple cancer biomarkers could pave the way for a universal breath test
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Biopsy needle makes brain surgery safer
Innovative device comprises an optical coherence tomography camera and could help reduce the risk of fatal haemorrhaging during neurosurgery
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