A tiny chip with a unique surface can accurately detect the blood biomarkers of a heart attack within minutes, a fraction of the time taken by current methods, even if they’re at very low concentrations. The researchers behind the device see it being used as an at-home diagnostic tool.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Biomarkers, Heart attack, Chip, metasurface, Johns Hopkins University
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At-home heart attack detector gives results in minutes, not hours
Posted by ArielTechGeek 19 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
At-home stress testing possible, thanks to nanoparticles
Posted by ArielTechGeek 66 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Using nanoparticles, researchers have created a sensor that selectively detects levels of cortisol, a well-known stress biomarker, and is more robust than existing methods. Their cheap and easily reproducible device brings us a step closer to stress testing from the comfort of home.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Stress, Nanoparticles, Detector
Teal Wand offers accessible and comfortable at-home sampling for cervical cancer
Posted by Ronnie 112 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
Design studio IDEO has created a device for healthcare startup Teal Health that enables women to self-collect samples required for cervical cancer screening in the privacy and comfort of their own homes. Read more
At-home saliva testing could replace daily finger-jabs for diabetics
Posted by ArielTechGeek 342 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Daily finger-prick blood tests are an uncomfortable fact of life for diabetics, but they may not always have to be. Scientists from Canada and the US have now developed a prototype home-use device that measures blood glucose levels via saliva samples.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Sherbrooke University, DNA, Diabetes, Glucose, Testing
Yihan Dong designs at-home HPV test to be "as easy to use as toilet paper"
Posted by Ronnie 455 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
Designer Yihan Dong has developed Viwipe, a prototype HPV home-testing kit that uses menstrual blood collected in the privacy of the user's own home. Read more
Simple urine test designed for at-home monitoring of muscle loss
Posted by ArielTechGeek 538 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Chronic muscle loss doesn't simply make a person physically weaker. Among other things, it increases the risk of serious falls … and even death. A new urine test, however, could allow it to be detected earlier than ever before.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Muscle, Diagnostic devices, Aging
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