Bacterial biosensors eavesdrop on the gut
Genetically engineered bacteria could help diagnose or monitor gut diseases.
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Detecting disease in breath
Researchers are rooting through the concoction of compounds in exhaled breath vapor for metabolic manifestations of COVID-19 and cancer.
Cancer care goes tiny
Researchers turned one tumor sample into thousands of rapid drug tests.
Using Genetic Data for Psychiatric Drug Development
Pharmacogenetics guides better psychiatric drug treatments.
Genetic discrimination and Snapchat
What do 23andMe and Snapchat have in common? They both collect very personal information about their users. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Digital technology reveals the secrets to treating neurological disorders
A biotech start-up teamed up with technology giants like Apple to continuously monitor people with Parkinson’s disease so that they could personalize their treatments in the clinic and the lab.
Menstrual blood holds the key to better diagnostics
Usually thrown away as waste, menstrual blood may help clinicians non-invasively monitor and diagnose a multitude of health conditions from diabetes and endometriosis to cancer.
Goodbye biopsies, non-invasive diagnostics for fatty liver disease are here
Through academic, industry, and governmental partnerships, scientists validate and develop non-invasive diagnostics for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. These tests are set to replace the invasive and risky gold standard: liver biopsy.
Shrinking toys inspire diagnostics and wearable sensors of the future
Inspired by toys from her childhood, bioengineer Michelle Khine designs microscale diagnostics and wearable biosensors with the hope of revolutionizing how people monitor their health.
The omicron variant forces scientists to change their course
Just as the delta outbreak subsided, the omicron outbreak peaked. How will we navigate this new pandemic terrain?
