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Combat anti-microbial resistance soon with smartphones

December 19, 2016 Srijitaanti-microbial, Combat, Resistance, Smartphones, Soon, With

Combat anti-microbial resistance soon with smartphones (Getty Images) A team of US researchers has developed a diagnostic test for anti-microbial resistance using a smartphone that can help people in remote areas with limited resources conduct routine testing for antimicrobial susceptibility. Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are responsible for high-mortality diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea and sepsis. The team from the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) built a simple and inexpensive smartphone attachment that can conduct automated anti-microbial susceptibility testing. “This work is important and timely, given that drug-resistant bacteria are increasingly…

Soon, Hand-Held ‘Breathalyser’ to Diagnose Diabetes

November 14, 2016 Srijita'Breathalyser', Diabetes, Diagnose, Hand-Held, Soon, to

Soon, Hand-Held ‘Breathalyser’ to Diagnose Diabetes Oxford researchers have developed a new, portable breath analyser that could someday help doctors diagnose diabetes without painful pinpricks, needles or other unpleasant methods. Many studies examining the hallmarks of diabetes in exhaled breath have shown that elevated levels of acetone are strongly linked to diabetes. Detecting the concentrations of any given substance in breath in a simple way, however, is a major challenge. Breath contains a complex mix of compounds, including water, carbon dioxide and methane, that can throw results off. Mass spectrometry…

Contact Lenses May Soon Monitor Glucose Levels

November 4, 2016 Srijitacontact, Glucose, Lenses, Levels, May, Monitor, Soon

Diabetes patients may soon be able to monitor their blood sugar with contact lenses – spelling an end to painful jabs – thanks to scientists who have developed a transparent sensor. The sensor developed by the researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) in the US, uses a nanostructured transistor that can detect subtle glucose changes in physiological buffer solutions, such as the tear fluid in eyes. Researchers in the OSU said the nanostructured transistor is specifically an amorphous indium gallium oxide field effect transistor (IGZO FET). The sensors they fabricated…

Soon, Google maps for the body

October 16, 2016 Srijitabody, for, Google, Maps, Soon, The

Scientists launched a global initiative on Friday to map out and describe every cell in the human body in a vast atlas that could transform researchers’ understanding of human development and disease. The atlas, which is likely to take more than a decade to complete, aims to chart the types and properties of all human cells across all tissues and organs and build a reference map of the healthy human body, the scientists said. Cells are fundamental to understanding the biology of all health and disease, but scientists cannot yet…

Ignoring a Minor Stroke Ups Risk for More Strokes Soon After

September 7, 2016 Srijitaa, After, for, Ignoring, Minor, More, Risk, Soon, Stroke, Strokes, Ups

People who have a minor stroke – or even a mini-stroke – are at serious risk for further strokes in the next few days, but many people delay going to the hospital because they do not recognize the symptoms, UK researchers warn. Often for these kinds of stroke, experts recommend surgery within 48 hours to unclog a major artery that supplies blood to the brain. People may not realize that vision problems can be an indicator of stroke, which can add to the delay in treatment, the researchers write in…

ingesting seafood as soon as every week reduces age-related reminiscence loss

May 22, 2016 SrijitaAge-Related, As, Every, ingesting, Loss, reduces, reminiscence, Seafood, Soon, Week

a new studies says, consuming a meal of seafood or different ingredients containing omega-three fatty acids at the least once per week can also shield towards age-related memory loss and thinking issues in older human beings. The findings via researchers at university clinical middle and Wageningen college in the Netherlands stated that the age-related memory loss and questioning issues of members within the examine who mentioned ingesting seafood much less than as soon as per week declined more hastily compared to individuals who ate as a minimum one seafood meal…