Category: Technology & Devices
Philips to acquire Capsule Technologies to expand patient care solutions offering
Dutch health technology company Royal Philips has signed an agreement to acquire Capsule Technologies, a Massachusetts-headquartered global provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations for US$ 635 million (approximately EUR 530 million). According to Roy […]
Enhanced blood test monitoring with new lab-on-chip technology
Stanford researchers have developed a new device that can continuously sense levels of virtually any protein or molecule in the blood. The researchers say it could be transformative for disease detection, patient monitoring and biomedical research. The RT-ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent […]
Smart jewellery concept design helps monitor blood glucose levels
Instead of frequent finger pricks to analyse blood glucose levels, a student from England has designed an earring that would track blood glucose levels via the earlobe. The Sense Glucose Earring (Sense) would pierce the earlobe and pulse high-frequency radio […]
Manage glaucoma with an injectable, natural polymer-based hydrogel
In glaucoma patients, the main opening through which fluid, or aqueous humour, within the eye drains is sometimes blocked. It leads to pressure buildup, which in turn will press on the optic nerve and eventually blind the patient. Scientists at […]
Modified device offers non-invasive way to detect liver fibrosis
Liver fibrosis is a condition whereby too much scar tissue or fat cells (fatty liver disease) accumulate within the organ, causing inflammation and other serious conditions. The current method of diagnosis for liver fibrosis is often too late, and involves […]
Detecting Alzheimer’s disease through blood test shows real potential
A new blood test is able to check if those with mild memory loss are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) later on. AD is notoriously difficult to diagnose until much too late, so scientists at Sweden’s Lund University […]
Weak magnetic fields interacting with cells promote good muscle health
Healthy muscles ensure many aspects of health but for those suffering from injury, disease or frailty because of old age, exercise isn’t always a viable option. Thankfully, scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a molecule that […]
NHS to trial reliable blood test for 50 types of cancer
An early-stage cancer detection blood test, designed to detect at least 50 types of cancer, will be trialled by the NHS in England for the next three years. Developed by US biotechnology company Grail, the test can detect molecular changes […]
Imaging baby brains made easy with new wearable technology
Studying the infant brain is no easy task, especially working with MRI machines, since the subjects wiggle around a lot and are easily distracted. Novel technology for imaging the brains of infants and babies is hoped to provide a solution […]
World-first 3D colour hand-and-wrist scanner sent to trial
New Zealand-based Mars Bioimaging Ltd. (MBI) has introduced a new, high-resolution CT scanner that creates striking three dimensional (3D) images in colour instead of flat black-and-white. The 3D scanner can diagnose hand or wrist bone fractures and monitor healing, and […]
