Smartphone-based diagnostic devices allow doctors in resource-poor regions to perform tests that would otherwise involve sending samples away. Most such devices, however, can only analyze individual samples. By contrast, a new one can check 96 samples for diseases, all at one time.
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There are now attachments that let you capture microscope images with a smartphone. Unfortunately, the limitations of the phone's lens and image sensor mean that those images still won't be as good as those from a lab-grade microscope. That could change, however, thanks to a recent advance in AI.
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Getting your blood pressure checked typically involves going to a clinic, and having a cuff applied to your arm. Thanks to technology being developed at Michigan State University, however, the process may soon be as simple as putting your finger on your smartphone case.
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Should a woman wish to know if she's ovulating, she can find out by checking a sample of her saliva for luteinizing hormone. Although there are already kits that allow users to check samples "the old-fashioned way," me.mum reportedly lets them do it quicker and easier – on their smartphone.
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The immense power of smartphones is enabling clever engineers to develop a myriad of portable technological devices that, until now, were expensive and large. The latest innovation is called the Butterfly iQ, a small ultrasound device that can display clear black-and-white pictures on an iPhone.
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Severe concussions are obviously cause for concern, but milder ones that go undetected can also lead to dangerous health impacts down the track. A new smartphone app could prove pivotal in this area, using the device's camera to scan the pupil for telltale signs of injury on the spot.
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Better screening tools pancreatic cancer could have a huge impact on survival rates. Scientists have now developed what could prove an exciting new diagnostics tool, in the form of a smartphone app that scans the white part of the eye for one of the disease's early tell-tale signs.
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While there's no shortage of glucose-monitoring devices on the market, a team of Chinese scientists is going one step further to make life easier for diabetics. They've created a system that uses a smartphone to direct engineered cells to produce insulin when needed.
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The smartphone is starting to have a serious impact in the medical world, including tackling skin cancers. New research might bring things up to professional grade, through a Google-based algorithm that can detect potential cancers with the same accuracy as dermatologists in early tests.
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Looking to make diagnosing anemia cheaper and more accessible, scientists have developed an app that accurately measures hemoglobin levels in a patient using the phone's camera and flash, raising the prospect of a low-cost, non-invasive screening tool for the condition.
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