News tagged with diagnostic tools
Biochip-based device for cell analysis
(Phys.org) -- Inexpensive, portable devices that can rapidly screen cells for leukemia or HIV may soon be possible thanks to a chip that can produce three-dimensional focusing of a stream of cells, according ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
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New diagnostic tool for climate change research enables better understanding of global patterns
(Phys.org) -- Scientists have developed a new diagnostic tool that will enable better understanding of global climate patterns.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 14, 2012 |
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Screening for breast cancer without X-rays: Lasers and sound merge in promising diagnostic technique
X-ray mammography is an important diagnostic tool in the fight against breast cancer, but it has certain drawbacks that limit its effectiveness. For example, it can give in false positive and negative results; ...
May 07, 2012 |
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New technology sheds light on viruses
(Phys.org) -- Diagnostic tests that rapidly detect disease-causing viruses in animals and humans are being developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists using a new technology called "surface-enhanced ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Hyperspectral imaging: Shedding new light on wound healing
(Phys.org) -- Clinicians who treat severe wounds may soon have powerful new diagnostic tools in the form of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) devices, calibrated to new NIST standard reference spectra, which will ...
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Grass to gas: Researchers' genome map speeds biofuel development
Researchers at the University of Georgia have taken a major step in the ongoing effort to find sources of cleaner, renewable energy by mapping the genomes of two originator cells of Miscanthus x giganteus, a large perenn ...
Feb 10, 2012 |
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UCF nanotechnology may speed up drug testing
Testing the effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals may get faster thanks to a new technique incorporating quantum dots developed at the University of Central Florida.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 19, 2011 |
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FBI contacted phone monitoring firm about software
A senior executive at a technology company that makes monitoring software secretly installed on 141 million cellphones said Thursday that the FBI approached the company about using its technology but was reb ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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New strategy could lead to dose reduction in X-ray imaging
For more than a century, the use of X-rays has been a prime diagnostic tool when it comes to human health. As it turns out, X-rays also are a crucial component for studying and understanding molecules, and a new approach ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Faster diagnostics through cheap, ultra-portable blood testing
Blood tests are important diagnostic tools. They accurately tease-out vanishingly small concentrations of proteins and other molecules that help give a picture of overall health or signal the presence of specific ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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A better test for a potato pest
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has created a new weapon in the war being waged against the potato cyst nematode-a diagnostic test that identifies the type of nematode infesting a grower's field.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Diagnosing advanced batteries for a longer life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a battery that truly does keep on going and going -- and not for just a few years, but close to decades.
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Research improves diagnosis and treatment of bleeding disorder
A rare bleeding disorder that can lead to life-threatening bleeding episodes is misdiagnosed in 15 per cent of cases according to findings from a new international research project led by a Queen's professor.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Microsponges from seaweed may save lives (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsponges derived from seaweed may help diagnose heart disease, cancers, HIV and other diseases quickly and at far lower cost than current clinical methods. The microsponges are an essential ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Repeat MRI screening for breast cancer results in fewer false positives
MRI screening for breast cancer delivers consistent rates of cancer detection and fewer false-positive results over time, according to a new study published online and in the April print edition of Radiology.
Feb 01, 2011 |
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