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In Diagnostics launches a $30 test that aims to tell you if your liver is working
If you’re rushed to the hospital and into emergency surgery, it would be helpful if the anesthesiology team could predict whether your body will react in the way they expect. In the majority of cases, things work out just fine, but if a patient has liver failure, things can get hairy pretty fast. Over time,…
Xilis believes cultivating micro-tumors may hold the key to more effective cancer treatments
Despite near-miraculous advances in the treatment of cancer in the U.S. and around the world, the disease remains the second leading cause of death in America. The problem is that…
MIT develops a new sensor that could help diagnose sepsis in mere minutes
Researchers at MIT have developed a new type of sensor that could make diagnosing sepsis much quicker, easier and more affordable than ever before. This could have a huge potential…
MIT gadget puts multiple artificial organs into a paperback-sized connected system
If you want to see how a proposed drug affects human physiology, your options are limited — and usually you end up using mice, which are in many ways poor…
Lego bricks (or, if you’re not a pedant, Legos) are highly precise and highly consistent plastic objects. Anywhere you go in the world the Lego is the same. That means…
Atacama uses microfluidic technology to create moisture-control fabric that actually stays dry
Imagine sportswear that not only stays dry through the most sweat-inducing workouts, but also turns perspiration into a design element. Named after the driest desert in the world, Atacama uses…
