Tag: Biomarkers
Wearable Patch Made Out of Silk Monitors Sweat Biomarkers in Real Time
Scientists in China have developed a semi-flexible patch that can accurately measure various health biomarkers in real time, including glucose levels, lactate and potassium....
Wyss Institute Researchers Develop “eRapid” Platform for Creating Low-Cost, Handheld Electrochemical Devices
Millions of people with diabetes around the world use handheld electrochemical sensors to monitor their blood sugar levels with electric glucometers. These sensors improved...
Sentio Raises $4.5M, Launches Feel to Expand Access to Mental Health Care
Sentio, a San Francisco, CA-based healthcare company developing biomarkers and digital therapeutics for mental health, raised $4.5 million in seed funding. The funding round...
Graphene Biosensor Could Provide Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
Most lung cancers are difficult to cure because they’re diagnosed after the cancer reached its advanced stage. In recent years, scientists have found ways...
Low-Cost Biosensor Can Detect HER-2 Breast Cancer Biomarker
Researchers at the Universities of Hartford and Connecticut and funded in part by NIBIB, created an innovative, inexpensive biosensor to detect HER-2, a breast...
Sticker-Like Thin Wearable Sensor Monitor Biomarkers without Needing External Power Source
Soft wearable sensors that intimately adhere to the human body can be successfully used continuously collect vital health data. Scientists have been creating wearable...