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The medical end market refers to the application of engineering to medicine and biology in order to improve healthcare treatment such as diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Includes, but is not limited to, prostheses, robotics, implants, devices, and genetic engineering. A major part of this category is research and development.
Seven-gene test diagnoses between bacterial and viral infections
An important breakthrough has been made by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in their…
DNA nanomachine to detect substances
A way to harness DNA as the engine of a microscopic "machine" that can be turned on to detect trace amounts of…
Technique can pinpoint epileptic seizure triggers in the brain
Scientists at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering new technique that could revolutionize the…
Undergrad project to combat resistant bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing in number globally, threatening human health. An undergraduate…
Vaccines on ice: Solution for developing countries
From polio to hepatitis, vaccines against killer diseases are fragile and can easily be made useless if they get…
BRIM technique identifies aggressive breast cancer cells
A technology that can identify aggressive forms of ductal carcinoma in situ, or stage 0 breast cancer, from…
VR for life-saving detection of colorectal cancer
Radiologist Judy Yee, MD, at UCSF's 3D Imaging Lab pulls up an image that looks more like a birthday party balloon…
Computer scans for esophageal cancer
It is difficult to recognise the early stages of esophageal cancer as it can easily be missed. TU Eindhoven has…
ASL MRI to diagnose Alzheimer’s early
Researchers in the Netherlands have coupled machine learning methods with a special MRI technique that measures the…
Electric fields stop breast and lung cancer cells from growing
A microfluidic device that tests the effects of electric fields on cancer cells has been developed by researchers…