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New Wearable Sensor Detects Stress Hormone in Sweat
07/08/2018
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A paper from Stanford University has outlined a wearable sweat sensor, which measures the ingredients of your perspiration. It’s a stretchy patch that can measure cortisol from within your sweat.
Levels of cortisol can indicate the proper functioning...
This Smart Watch Detects Cardiac Arrest - Summons Help
21/07/2018
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There are already plenty of smartwatches that allow fitness-conscious users to monitor their heart rate. The iBeat Heart Watch also tracks heart rates, but it can additionally summon help if it detects that something is wrong. Equipped with optical s...
A Complete Lab Guide to Osmometer
08/06/2018
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A Complete Guide to Osmometer Osmolality is checked using an instrument called “Osmometer” and the technique is referred to as “Osmometry”. Osmometer measures the osmotic strength of a solution, colloid or compound. Before heading with the details ...
Synthetic Bacteria Drive New Ingestible Gut Sensor
08/06/2018
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What would you be willing to swallow?” The researchers at MIT have built an ingestible sensor equipped with genetically engineered bacteria that can diagnose bleeding in the stomach or other gastrointestinal problems.
This “bacteria-on-a-chip” approa...
What Is Superblood, and Why Do I Want It?
11/04/2018
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Startup biotech company Rubius Therapeutics wants to use red blood cells to replace missing enzymes and ultimately treat rare diseases and conditions like cancer. So far, the company has raised $220 million to fund their developments. It may be some ...
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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...