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Diagnostics
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Accurate diagnosis and treatment of early-stage lung cancer
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Are nanoscale sensors the future for sepsis diagnosis?
Recent advances in micro- and nanoscale sensing technologies may help diagnose sepsis early and with greater accuracy.
How do you sample blood in a non-invasive way?
Graphene-based biosensors incorporated in arrays of microneedles are emerging as an alternative to hypodermic needles and could be the next generation of blood sampling devices.
Using brain scans to personalize the treatment of depression
Taking advantage of progress made in neuroimaging, researchers hope that personalized treatments for mental disorders using brain stimulation therapies will be the way forward.
Digital CRISPR‐assisted assay for rapid detection of SARS‐CoV‐2
The first digital CRISPR/Cas‐assisted assay that can detect SARS‐CoV‐2 in under 30 minutes.
Guideomics to live up to the promise of biotechnology for precision medicine of brain diseases
Personalized medicine for diseases that affect the central nervous system requires renewed focus on visualising the behaviour of drugs in the brain.
AI detects protein signatures for Alzheimer’s disease in the blood
A sensitive blood test for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease could be possible with nanoparticle arrays.
Creating better diagnostic tools with light scattering nanoparticles
Recent advanced in nanoparticle-based SERS imaging has led to better diagnoses of diseases like cancer, and improvements in image-guided tumor surgeries.
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