Refined sugar may be bad for our teeth and waistlines, but a researcher at NIST...

Researchers in the US have developed a “placenta-on-a-chip” that closely mimics the molecular exchange of nutrients between mother and foetus during pregnancy. Sarah Du...

A highly effective surgical dressing designed for patients with skin cancer could speed up the healing process after surgery. Developed by researchers in the...

Tympanometry is a test that measures middle ear function by examining the compliance of the eardrum to changing air pressure. The test, used to...

A new tool can rapidly and reliably detect the presence of Ebola virus in blood samples at lower concentrations than existing tests, researchers from...

Pain management is a significant and ongoing health problem. Patients are often treated using opioids, which are effective but also highly addictive. The prevalence...

Alternating magnetic fields can be used to rapidly convert medical waste, such as plastic syringes, into hydrogen-rich gases and high-quality graphite, scientists in China...

A smartphone app developed at University College London (UCL) identifies severe jaundice in newborn infants by scanning their eyes. The tool could prove invaluable...

Wearable sensors that monitor biomarkers in biofluid just under the surface of the skin – wirelessly, painlessly and in real-time – could be of...

By combining a metamaterial cylinder with artificially grown heart tissue, researchers in the US have developed the miniPUMP – an on-chip device that closely...

Wearable and implantable healthcare technologies can enable remote, multimodal monitoring for disease diagnosis and tracking, provide programmable, ongoing therapies for heart or retinal diseases,...

The Japanese art form of kirigami has inspired a new heart sensor that can monitor electrical signals from the surface of the skin while...