Microfluidics will (finally) give us rapid blood tests
Technique developed that could speed up blood tests (and remove microplastics from water). A breakthrough in diagnostics.
Portable blood tests powered by our body, there is something new
A new blood testing device generates electricity from the bloodstream, allowing immediate diagnoses even in remote areas.
Enzymes that change the blood type of blood donors discovered
Goodbye shortages? Enzymes from Akkermansia muciniphila convert donor blood groups A and B into universal O.
Cancer, frontier test detects it in a few minutes with micro drops of blood
Breakthrough in the fight against cancer: a new AI test analyzes a drop of dried blood and diagnoses three types of cancer in minutes with up to 100% accuracy
Here are the "tailor-made" synthetic platelets: stop bleeding in just a few minutes
Life-saving synthetic platelets: easy to store and transport, they could replace blood donations. Clinical trial within two years.
Cancer, a revolutionary blood test detects it in record time
The quick and inexpensive blood test detects a protein produced by tumor cells even before symptoms begin.
SHIELD, DARPA wants a 'vacuum cleaner' to clean blood from pathogens
DARPA Unveils SHIELD, a Revolutionary Program to Combat Pathogens Threatening Military Personnel and the Civilian Population.
Laboratory-grown blood administered for the first time in the world
Blood grown in the laboratory takes its first steps in the veins of some British volunteers: its future? Save the lives of those suffering from diseases that need transfusions.
Are two blood proteins the key to a long and healthy life?
Are proteins involved in the aging process? According to a recent discovery, the answer is absolutely yes!
In 2023, a blood test could find 50 types of cancer
The multi-cancer blood test is extremely high-performing, and it can make a real difference to public health.
Goodbye blood sampling: in the future, a patch will suffice for all tests
Blood sampling is a diagnostic standard, but it doesn't detect everything. Interstitial fluid can hold a lot of useful information, and a microneedle patch can now reach it.
Synthetic red blood cells seem even better than human ones
After several attempts, synthetic red blood cells seem to have finally come true. Once successfully tested on men, they can open up a sea of new uses in the body.
Blood samples? Robots will do them
Such an extensive operation, yet not free from risks and complications: blood sampling can be immensely better if automated.
Toshiba develops a method for detecting tumors from a drop of blood
Detect tumors in two hours, with a single drop of blood and over 99% accuracy? Toshiba has developed a revolutionary method.
Magnetic blood cleaning enters the clinical trial phase
Magnetically charge viruses and perform magnetic blood cleaning with a magnet? As absurd as it sounds, that's why the idea can work.
Ambrosia returns to selling "young" blood for rejuvenating transfusions
Transfusions of young blood as a panacea for evils and a vehicle of eternal youth? There are many doubts, but there is a clinic that seems to have none.
Blood tests can predict death within 10 years
In one study, a team identified 14 blood biomarkers related to risk factors: they help predict death between the next 5 and 10 years.
