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A Fitbit for the Stomach
19/10/2017
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A team of scientist at MIT and Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston developed a flexible sensor -device for recording how frequently a person is eating which will help monitor movements in the stomach, sense ingestion, and various gut disorders.
The ...
Fighting Cholera with a Smartphone
19/10/2017
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A Purdue University spin-off – PathVis developed a smartphone–based technology for measuring the pathogen levels in an area and produced reports with real-time data.
The scientist team of Purdue University will be taking this technology to Haiti in N...
Gut bacteria that 'talk' to human cells may lead to new treatments
03/09/2017
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We have a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of bacteria that live in our bodies -- they help us, we help them. It turns out that they even speak the same language. And new research from The Rockefeller University and the Icahn School of Medic...
Eye Scans to Detect Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease
03/09/2017
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It is said that eyes are the window to the soul. Well, what about the window to our health?We recently reported on two AI systems trained to detect eye diseases, specifically diabetic retinopathy and congenital cataracts. Now, we’ve found groups exte...
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MUFFLE FURNACE
03/09/2017
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Muffle furnaces are heat treating furnaces having high temperature alloy removable chambers which operate under protective atmosphere. Commonly available in box type, the high-quality heat-treating furnaces having the capability to operate at high te...
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Gene Editing Tool CRISPR Is Making Scientists Face The Hard Questions
10/03/2016
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The CRISPR-Cas9 tool makes genetic engineering cheap and easy, making it a powerful tool that has the potential to be abused. Video provided by NewsyT...