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New sampling device promises to make blood tests needle-free
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
When it comes to conducting a routine blood test, US-based company Tasso Inc. believes that unpleasant needles can be removed from the equation completely.
Stroke outcome can be improved with new clot-removal device
Posted in Medicine on 18th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
'We will be able to treat many more patients, who will have much better outcomes. This is a once-in-a-generation advance in acute stroke care.'
High-speed, high-res method allows imaging of a living brain
Posted in Software on 3rd Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers studying cancer and other invasive diseases rely on high-resolution imaging to see tumors and other activity deep within the bodys tissues.
'Nanoneedles' generate new blood vessels, paving the way for new regenerative medicine
Posted in Medicine on 31st Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists have developed 'nanoneedles' that have successfully prompted parts of the body to generate new blood vessels, in a trial in mice.
Blood test uses human stem cells to predict severe drug reactions
Posted in Medicine on 27th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists have developed a blood test using human stem cells that predicts whether new drugs will cause severe side effects.