diagnostics

Immediate threat assessment on the farm: New mobile tool accurately detects viruses at pig farms in minutes
via CyRIC Cyprus Research & Innovation Center Ltd A cutting-edge diagnostic system limits disease spread
A diagram of the flow from data acquisition to the final data. A user self administers a pupil response test, then the data are collected off-device to compute the distance and pupil diameter. The final result is shown on the far right. Credit: Digital Health Lab
Screening for Alzheimer’s, ADHD and other neurological diseases at home with a new smart app
A diagram of the flow from data acquisition to the final data. A user self
A non-invasive way to detect skin disorders
The team applies the device on the skin lesions associated with psoriasis on the arm
Diagnosing diseases with a smartphone
Credit: Lennart Grabenhorst / Tinnefeld Group Diagnosing diseases with a smartphone Biomarkers play a central
Retinal diagnostics via smartphone
Inexpensive retinal diagnostics via smartphone Retinal diagnostics via smartphone Method is suitable for the detection
Spotting navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease using virtual reality

Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests

A low-cost, self-sufficient and entirely portable point-of-care diagnostics device

A simple innovation the size of a grain of sand means we can now analyse

A simple urine test could diagnose bacterial pneumonia and even tell if antibiotics are working

Results could also indicate whether antibiotics have successfully treated the infection. Pneumonia, a respiratory disease

Star Trek-inspired handheld device could help make rapid sophisticated medical diagnostics more accessible to people around the world

A Star Trek-inspired handheld device based on a silicon chip could help make rapid, sophisticated medical

A free new app enables a smartphone to ID bacteria in just one hour

In a potential game changer for the health care industry, a new cell phone app

Quick, accurate, and inexpensive screening of diseases with new test kit

Test results are denoted by a colour change and could be further analysed by a

A simple test that can quickly and cheaply identify whether a mosquito belongs to the species that carries dangerous diseases

A new diagnostic tool has been developed by researchers at The University of Texas at

Low-cost plastic sensors can diagnose or monitor a wide range of health conditions

An international team of researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that

An ingestible sensor equipped with genetically engineered bacteria can diagnose bleeding in the stomach or other gastrointestinal problems

Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding. MIT researchers have built an

Cheap and easy plug-and-play diagnostic devices for everyone

Modular blocks could enable labs around the world to cheaply and easily build their own