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Tekscan’s new cost-effective product for pressure mapping

Tekscan, Inc., is pleased to introduce PM64, a new customizable pressure mapping scanning electronics module with an incremental pricing model that supports a large-scale deployment for high-volume users and original equipment manufacturers.

From Tekscan, Inc. 30 Apr 2020

Computational techniques offer a better understanding of amyloid fibril growth, brain pathology

As physicians and families know too well, though Alzheimer's disease has been intensely studied for decades, too much is still not known about molecular processes in the brain that cause it.

30 Apr 2020

Screening tool may help predict post-surgical complications in older cancer patients

As people age, cancer becomes an increasing health concern. Solid cancer tumors are cancers that don't affect the blood and instead form tumors, or growths of abnormal cells in certain parts of the body. These solid cancer tumors mainly impact people who are 65 and older.

30 Apr 2020

Optimal combinations of protective gears can minimize exposure to chemicals during COVID-19 pandemic

The spread of coronavirus has spurred massive efforts to consistently disinfect everything from office buildings to schools to city buses.

30 Apr 2020

New rapid-release gas treatment for ambulances could remove Covid-19 contamination

Researchers from the university are helping slash the time it takes to clean an ambulance from 45 minutes to under 20 minutes.

30 Apr 2020

NIH announces new initiative to speed up COVID-19 testing technologies

The National Institutes of Health today announced a new initiative aimed at speeding innovation, development and commercialization of COVID-19 testing technologies, a pivotal component needed to return to normal during this unprecedented global pandemic.

30 Apr 2020

New web-based imaging platform reveals processes in cancer and COVID-19

Medical images for a wide range of diseases, including COVID-19, can now be more easily viewed, compared, and analyzed using a breakthrough web-based imaging platform developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and collaborating researchers.

30 Apr 2020

New technique may help reduce inadvertent injuries during robot-assisted operative procedures

Steady hands and uninterrupted, sharp vision are critical when performing surgery on delicate structures like the brain or hair-thin blood vessels.

30 Apr 2020

Revolutionary imaging technique may help diagnose and treat cancer

A first-of-its-kind nanoparticle-based in vivo imaging technique that may one day be used to help diagnose and even treat cancer has been developed by researchers collaborating from Michigan State, Johns Hopkins and Stanford universities.

30 Apr 2020

A new model for identifying the most effective treatments for respiratory viral infection

When a person contracts a respiratory viral infection like COVID-19 or influenza, the immune system responds in a myriad of ways to eliminate the virus.

29 Apr 2020

Further evidence 'pooling of samples' for SARS-CoV-2 helps boost testing capacity

One of the problems faced by health officials today is the vast number of asymptomatic carriers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as they can still transmit the virus. Therefore the testing of as many people as possible is crucial for immediate isolation of cases to prevent the virus from spreading further.

29 Apr 2020

COVID-19 Simulator shows how lifting or extending social-distancing measures will impact states

A new online tool, COVID-19 Simulator, developed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Georgia Tech can help policy makers see how lifting or extending different social-distancing measures at various times can impact each state in terms of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

29 Apr 2020

Novel nanoscale bio-probe could detect iron disorders

Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in the blood - can result in medical conditions ranging from anemia and hemochromatosis through to more severe diseases, such as cancer, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease.

29 Apr 2020

Breakthrough study shows liquid biopsy test can safely detect 26 undiagnosed cancers

Results from a first-of-its-kind study of a multicancer blood test in more than 9,900 women with no evidence or history of cancer showed the liquid biopsy test safely detected 26 undiagnosed cancers, enabling potentially curative treatment.

29 Apr 2020

People with severe mobility impairments can benefit from smarter, lighter exoskeletons

In health technology, wearable robots are programmable devices designed to mechanically interact with the body of the wearer. Sometimes referred to as 'exoskeletons', their purpose is to support motor function for people with severe mobility impairments.

29 Apr 2020

BIOTECON Diagnostics releases microproof SARS-CoV-2 Screening/Identification Kits

BIOTECON Diagnostics has developed and launched its own microproof SARS-CoV-2 Screening/Identification Kits, which are available immediately for purchase and can be distributed globally.

29 Apr 2020

GlobalData: PPE shortage to drive adoption of robots to treat Covid-19 patients in India

Healthcare professionals are one of the most vulnerable groups exposed to infections. Rising number of coronavirus cases and severe shortage of personal protective equipment products across India are putting them at more risk.

29 Apr 2020

'Smart sample pooling' for COVID-19 could solve test kit shortage problem

A new study from Pakistan suggests 'smart sample pooling' using population grouping with algorithms as a solution to the unavailability of test kits for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The paper is published on the preprint server medRxiv on April 28, 2020.

29 Apr 2020

Computer vision system detects fever remotely to rule out COVID-19

People who approach the front desk at Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital (HIAE) in the city of São Paulo have their temperature taken remotely by a computer vision system installed in a nearby column.

29 Apr 2020

New approach for easier detection of SARS-CoV-2 via swabs and saliva

A recent Israeli study points toward Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) as a potentially effective tool for acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on-the-spot detection by using swabs or saliva – addressing the community need for simple surveillance.

28 Apr 2020

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Tekscan’s new cost-effective product for pressure mapping

Computational techniques offer a better understanding of amyloid fibril growth, brain pathology

Screening tool may help predict post-surgical complications in older cancer patients

Optimal combinations of protective gears can minimize exposure to chemicals during COVID-19 pandemic

New rapid-release gas treatment for ambulances could remove Covid-19 contamination

NIH announces new initiative to speed up COVID-19 testing technologies

New web-based imaging platform reveals processes in cancer and COVID-19

New technique may help reduce inadvertent injuries during robot-assisted operative procedures

Revolutionary imaging technique may help diagnose and treat cancer

A new model for identifying the most effective treatments for respiratory viral infection

Further evidence 'pooling of samples' for SARS-CoV-2 helps boost testing capacity

COVID-19 Simulator shows how lifting or extending social-distancing measures will impact states

Novel nanoscale bio-probe could detect iron disorders

Breakthrough study shows liquid biopsy test can safely detect 26 undiagnosed cancers

People with severe mobility impairments can benefit from smarter, lighter exoskeletons

BIOTECON Diagnostics releases microproof SARS-CoV-2 Screening/Identification Kits

GlobalData: PPE shortage to drive adoption of robots to treat Covid-19 patients in India

'Smart sample pooling' for COVID-19 could solve test kit shortage problem

Computer vision system detects fever remotely to rule out COVID-19

New approach for easier detection of SARS-CoV-2 via swabs and saliva

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