Sensors applied to the skin hold promise for a non-invasive and low-cost method of identifying key biomarkers in sweat, which could help clinicians make earlier and more accurate diagnoses.

Now, an interdisciplinary project at Caltech has designed a new type of catheter tube that impedes the upstream mobility of bacteria, without the need for antibiotics or other chemical antimicrobial methods

Compounds that obstruct the “landing gear” of a range of harmful viruses can successfully protect against infection by the virus that causes COVID-19, a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists shows. Based on the findings, researchers have launched a human clinical trial of one such compound made by chemically stabilizing a key coronavirus peptide.

The diagnostic, which requires only a simple urine test to read the results, could make lung cancer screening more accessible worldwide.

When injected, Renovite acts as a scaffold for cells and helps localize and retain molecules that stimulate healing

The company’s continuous blood pressure monitor allows clinical investigators to remotely capture data on patients.

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT)+
announced today that it received CE mark approval for its next-generation Micra AV2 and Micra VR2 miniature, leadless pacemakers.