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Diagnostics World | Scientists and clinicians have been looking for behavioral predictors of suicide for decades now, and yet the most reliable detection method remains self-disclosure by individuals who feel life is not worth living. The work of trying to understand the brain mechanisms behind suicide is a newer, “burgeoning bubble” of research to better foresee who is in peril of taking their own life.
Jun 15, 2023
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Diagnostics World | A team of researchers from the U.S. and China have developed a flat, adhesive wearable sensor for detecting signals of individual and population health through the skin, and it can be manufactured at low cost using components that are readily available pretty much anywhere. Initially used in “smart diapers” to detect wetness, the multifunctional device platform now has a superhydrophobic coating making it waterproof so it can accurately monitor health variables without moisture or humidity interfering with the sensing.
Jun 13, 2023
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Diagnostics World | A technique for isolating urinary extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by cells across the body has enabled the discovery of previously undetectable biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the protein cargo of the nanoparticles. EVtrap—short for extracellular vesicles total recovery and purification—is now the foundation of Purdue University spinoff Tymora Analytical Operations.
Jun 8, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign believe they have come up with an attractive approach to the battle against bacteria that can infect orthopedic implants—as well as the surfaces people encounter in everyday life, including smartphone screens and kitchen countertops. The smart surgical implant coating contains no chemicals but was instead inspired by the wings of cicadas and dragonflies that are naturally antibacterial through physical interactions.
Jun 6, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Using a special tissue grinder, label-free cytometry, and machine learning, researchers in Germany have come up with a way to evaluate potentially cancerous tissue without a trained human pathologist in only 30 minutes—fast enough to be done during surgery.
Jun 1, 2023