The ESA has some good news and bad news for extraterrestrial enthusiasts. The good news is that a molecule thought to be a biomarker for life has been found in a comet and around a young star. The bad news is that the molecule isn’t the clear indicator of life that it was once believed to be.
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A few years ago, MIT scientists developed a novel way to separate blood cells using sound waves. Now the team has demonstrated the process can isolate exosomes from blood samples, potentially creating a fast way to detect biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
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A new study reveals a potential new diagnostic tool that could allow doctors to identify whether a child is on the autism spectrum through a simple blood test. But can the mystery of autism be reduced to a few simple biomarkers or is the disorder much more complex?
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Eyeing a future where wearables not only track our heart rate and activity, but things like hydration and muscle fatigue as well, Berkeley engineers have developed a flexible sensor that can measure biochemicals in perspiration in real-time for a more complete picture of our well-being.
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Researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK have identified a biomarker for osteoarthritis that could lead to a blood test that could diagnose it and rheumatoid arthritis before physical symptoms present themselves.
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Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have created a more sophisticated version of the paper-based test strips that can be applied in complex tests such as HIV, Ebola and Malaria. Its construction is a 3D structure of valves and channels and it can handle multiple agents.
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In lieu of an effective medical test, physicians rely on assessments of behavioural patterns and social skills to diagnose autism. But new research has identified biomarkers in the saliva of children with the condition, potentially paving the way for earlier, and more reliable, diagnoses.
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Scientists at the University of Cincinnati and the US Air Force Research Laboratory are developing a system in which a Band-Aid-like skin patch is able to gather and transmit medical data in almost real time, by analyzing the patient's sweat ... and you just need a smartphone to read it.
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A new ultra-sensitive test can potentially detect the earliest stages of a disease to give any treatment the best possible chance of succeeding.
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A new blood test may predict heart attacks in advance.
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