Quick and Accurate COVID Test Uses LAMP Assay
Researchers at the University of Washington developed a new COVID testing technology that can provide accurate results in as little as 30 minutes. The technology...
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Anti-COVID nanobubbles act as viral decoys
Northwestern University researchers have discovered naturally occurring extracellular vesicles in the blood that contain the ACE2 protein, which is the cellular target of SARS-CoV-2. The...
TearCare System for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Interview with Reay H. Brown, CMO of Sight Sciences
visual sciences, a California-based medtech company, specializes in glaucoma and dry eye treatment devices. The Company recently announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the TearCare System,...
Robotic Spinal Replica for Surgical Planning
A team at Florida Atlantic University has developed a 3D-printed replica of a portion of the human spine, based on patient CT data. The patient-specific...
Piezoelectric scaffold promotes cartilage regeneration
A team of researchers from the University of Connecticut has developed a biomaterial scaffold that generates small amounts of electricity when squeezed. The piezoelectric material...
Low-Field MRI for New Imaging Possibilities, Fewer X-rays
Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are using a new low-field MRI system that may expand the capabilities of MRI for patients...
Wearable Helmet for Non-Invasive Optical Brain Imaging
kernel, a medtech company based in California, has developed the Kernel Flow, a wearable helmet that can perform time domain functional near-infrared spectroscopy (TD-fNIRS) imaging...
Nanotherapy for immunosuppression can lead to the treatment of diabetes
Northwestern University researchers developed a nanoparticle delivery system for a common immunosuppressive drug that increases the potential of pancreatic islet cell transplantation as a viable...
Shapeshifting microbot to repair bones
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden and Okayama University in Japan have developed a shape-shifting micro-robot that, under the right conditions, can make a bone-like...
Maestro Laparoscopy Assist Platform: Interview with Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical
moon surgical (formerly MastOR), is a medtech startup based in France. The company has developed the Maestro laparoscopy assistance platform, a two-armed robotic surgical assistant...