diagnostics
Lightning-Fast Flu Virus Detector Is 100 Times More Sensitive
Researchers have used conducting polymers to develop a flu virus detector that is faster and a hundred times more sensitive than commercially available tests.
GRAIL And Cirina Join Forces For Early Cancer Detection
GRAIL and Cirina have entered an agreement to form a global company focused on the early detection of cancer.
GHIT Fund Secures US$200 Million For Second Phase
The Government of Japan will contribute roughly half of the US$200 million replenishment, with the remainder provided by partners including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Home-Based Heart Monitoring Powered By Paper
Chinese researchers have developed a paper-based test strip that could help heart failure patients monitor their condition at home.
Seeing Live Mice Light Up In 3D
Scientists have used a palm-sized Compton camera to produce multicolor in vivo images in 3D.
One Biomed & A*STAR Create Lab For Molecular Diagnostic Assays
One Biomed and A*STAR have established a joint laboratory to develop a molecular diagnostic platform for infectious diseases in Asia.
Spinning Pee To Detect Cancer
Researchers in South Korea have developed a fast and simple method to detect cancer biomarkers from bodily fluids like blood or urine.
Sieving Out MicroRNAs In A Matter Of Milliseconds
Scientists in Japan have developed a nanobiodevice that can separate microRNAs from DNA in the fraction of a second.
AI Matches Doctors’ Ability To Diagnose Rare Eye Disease
An artificial intelligence platform called CC-Cruiser has proven to be as effective as human doctors in diagnosing congenital cataracts.
